Soooooooo…it’s been quite a while since I’ve spent some time on my blog. Let me catch you up on what all has happened since my last post.
First, my mom had her boob surgery. She did amazing! I was worried about the hospital experience here with COVID and the procedure being outpatient. Not to mention the anxiety associated with her going under for yet, another surgery. I am happy to report everything went off without a hitch. My mom got her volume to calm her down and some good ole fentanyl when she was all done. Most of the nurses were exceptional! Which reminds me, I need to submit a review for those ladies because they made our day! Now, back to most. Y’all know there’s always one. Well, this one came to the door with her mask under her nose. You read that right! I SAID…a nurse…came to the room door with her mask…UNDER her nose! The Lord told me to shut my trap and so maybe she had some underlying condition??? Yeah, let’s roll with that one. Oh…OHHHHHHHHHH…I forgot about the doctor. This man walked into the room before the surgery with his thermal underwear showing. I mean, he had a pager hanging off his butt cheek and all his thermal glory showing. The Lord had to tell me to shut my trap again. He had to tell my mom the same because the look on her face said everything that my mind was thinking! #IHopeSomebodyToldHim #DidntHeFeelADraft. #GuessThemSomeGoodThermals
Anywho, after the surgery my mom was still HIGH! Like, so high you think you smoked it too! Conversations started on one topic, but ended elsewhere. It was quite the entertainment. She still doesn’t remember much of what happened after, but boy do I wish I captured it on video.
The doctor called a few days after the surgery. It is just like the original biopsy showed, a non-cancerous papilloma. #HealthyBoobsForTheWin
Let’s go back, though…the day right after the surgery, my mom met with her Radiologist about the upcoming radiation plan for Operation Keep Arnold Out! It wasn’t ideal to go right after having any surgery, but it was super important to try and get the ball rolling. So, she went…slowly, but surely.
The Radiologist is probably one of the best doctor’s we have come across during this entire process. He put my mom at ease, answered all of her questions, and told her if she needed him to repeat anything at all due to her memory setbacks he would be more than happy to repeat himself. We truly felt like family and for that, I am grateful. #LoveHimAlready #KeepUsingHimLord
In addition to discussing the plan, my mom got fitted for her Mike Myers mask. Yep…MIKE…MYERS! What I learned while on this journey, radiation requires precision. The machine is set to run it’s course at each visit and the patient must be in the exact same position each time. The mask helps them do that. So, after my mom makes it through all of this, she will have a fun parting gift! And her birthday is on Halloween too… #OhThisIsGoingToBeFun #HalloweenThemeAnyone? During this appointment, my mom also got her potential start date for her first radiation treatment, 2/15. #IshJustGotReal
Fast forward to today…Love Day! We had a wonderful day! We got to see my brother’s new house, spend some quality time as a family, and have our usual heart-shaped deep dish pizza from Giordano’s AND our heart-shaped chocolate cake from Portillo’s. Boy were they DEEELICIOUS! It was all bittersweet, though. Because my mom starts radiation tomorrow, that meant her first chemo pill started tonight. I FaceTimed with my mom to make sure she ate dinner on time, then again to make sure she took the anti-nausea pill and again after that to make sure she took the chemo pill as directed. I held it together until it hit me that my mom was officially on chemo. And as we were hanging up she said, “We Got This!” When I hung up from our FaceTime call I lost it! I had to get it out. I know that God has us, but I still feel all the feels. I pray my mom tolerates both the chemo and radiation well. It will pain me to see her suffer any more than she already has. #LordHearMyPrayer
Tomorrow will be great! I claim it! #InTheNameOfJesus
Happy Valentine’s Day!
