I am home from the hospital and exhausted. The surgery was about what was expected. The doctor did the mastectomy and axillary disection, which means that he took out all the lymph nodes under my arm. He also said that the cancer is up above the axillary vein (the vein that goes down your arm). He did not try to take those out because he said it would cause tremendous pain and swelling and the treatment would not be changed.
One of the biggest challenges that I am already facing is my 6 year old grandson. I've been home for 30 minutes and he is ignoring me and won't go to bed. I cannot fight with him over it. I told him I was going to bed and the he could do whatever he wants to do. His mom is at taekwondo and then has to work tonight.
Anyhow, I am falling asleep writing this so I'll say goodnight and write more tomorrow.
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