Sarah is doing remarkably well this week. On Tuesday, she had three of the four drains removed and 80 (yes, you read that right - EIGHTY) staples removed. The removal of the drains was a huge relief and gave her a little more freedom of movement. She still has the fourth drain, but will hopefully have that removed this next Tuesday.
The pathology report showed that 2 of the 3 lymph nodes that they took from the left side, and 2 of the 11 lymph nodes from the right side had cancer in them. Also there was some cancer left in the third layer of tissue in the chest area, but the doctor chose not to go that deep surgically, knowing that radiation will kill what was left.
Sarah had her Herceptin infusion yesterday, using the new port (they had to put in a new one during the surgery). The new port was acting finicky at first, but once they got it working, the infusion went well.
Today, she if off to school for a Valentine party in the kids’ classrooms. Praise God that she is feeling so good and doing so well!
Jennifer Lacefield says:
Sarah, PRAISE GOD! I am so happy that you are feeling well enough to go the kids classroom. You must be getting your energy back. Hope the family is all doing good. By the way I love the quilts that I ordered from your mom and sisters website. They are beautiful. If you and Ronnie need anything please let me know.
February 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am