Sorry this post is coming so late... I wanted to give Marmie some time to rest before we bombarded her with all our questions and concerns. Me and my little family stopped by tonight about 8:30. The boys were so excited and anxious to give grandma the card they found at walmart... It was difficult for them to grasp that they can't climb all over grandma for awhile... but grandma showed them her "owie" where they removed her lymph nodes from under her arm and they soon understood why. My youngest was very concerned and kept giving her kisses to make her feel better. Mom is doing really well, all things considered. She looks good, just a wee bit tired, was up and walking around, talking and laughing. The only complaint she has had thus far was that her throat hurts from the intubation tube. She said the McKay Dee staff was so wonderful, caring and considerate and that they all took wonderful care of her and make her feel comfortable. She was also very grateful for her wonderful husband who was there for her the whole time and has been taking such great care of her... She doesn't know what she would do without him!
Some of you were asking and wondering some of the specifics of her surgery and wondering if they got all those "bad ninjas." We can only assume yes... Mom has what she called a " square smurf boob" the dye from the guide wires they put around her breast turned it blue. But the blue dye did it's job. The surgeon cut a vertical incision, about 7 inches long across her breast and cut through tissue all they way back to her chest cavity removing a baseball size lump of breast tissue. They also removed some skin, which included her nipple, that they were worried might have cancerous cells as well. They wanted to make sure they got as much surrounding tissue and skin as possible to ensure the cancer ninjas wouldn't come back, and they feel they did just that. After stitching her up, her breast took on a square shape (hence her "square smurf boob") They also removed two good lymph nodes from under her arm with a vertical incision about 3-4 inches long and we are all praying like crazy those come back clean- if they don't, Mom will have to undergo chemo on top of her scheduled radiation treatments. We should find out the biopsy results sometime next week. So all in all, the surgery went well and was considered very successful.
Mom is so grateful for all the prayers that have been said on her behalf, and is so grateful for all the wonderful family, friends and neighbors. I too am grateful for all the help and consideration of everyone in her life, and for all the love shown to her and our family. We truly thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
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