Great News once again

I don't have to have a third surgery. I get to keep my breast!!! I'm so happy you would never believe how much. I was doing the happy dance in my apartment. :) I called people to tell them and dancing the whole while I was telling them.

I went with my good friend, Lee, to a juried art show (only the best art was allowed in the show) that she and her husband were in, on Friday.

I warned her that I might get a call from one of two Dr.s while we were out, that might be a bit upsetting to me if they were bad news.


She was funny cause she said, "Don't answer the phone while we're out.".

We both laughed, but I think she was a bit serious. It's hard to handle all this and with other people around it's even harder. But I really had to take the calls. Only one Dr. called but it wasn't the one I thought that would.

All day I had one ear turned to listen for my phone. I heard Lee's phone ringing and I said I'd wait and she says, "oh is that my phone?" I just kind of giggled and said yeah.

Then we were driving home and my phone rang. My heart jumped out. Then I heard the person say, "This is Dr. Danning." My surgeon. yikes! I knew this meant whether I was going to have a mastectomy or not. I almost was going to tell her to wait 'cause I had someone in the car with me, but I really needed to know. I knew Lee could handle it with me, or at least I hoped she could or would.

"It's great news, both borders came back clean."

I was so relieved and I didn't even know for sure what to say. Every time someone tells me something good I'm in doubt at first. So I asked her again. She confirmed again. I was wiggling up and down in the seat. I was glad I wasn't driving. I was so thankful and telling Lee all the good news and we were so happy.

I told her that she was my good luck lady like they do at gambling tables. You know, the guy that tells the woman that she has to roll the dice for him for good luck. Something like that. I told her she had to be with me every time I got one of those phone calls from now on. lol. She had a worried look on her face, but then I said I don't think I will get any more of those phone calls. Thank God. I really don't think so. I should be all done with those horrible phone calls. Now I'm all on to the next steps. No more surgery and that horrible waiting and stress.

This Thursday I have to have surgery to have the port put in, but that should be relatively easy. They are still treating it just like the other surgeries with all the same care and worries, but the healing and stuff I think is going to be very easy.

They don't like that my white blood count is up and they made me have another blood test for that. That kind of made me a little irritated. She thought it was from the cold I had, but I've had two surgeries since then. Did they never check my blood count then? I shouldn't be having an infection from the surgeries, so what is going on? She told me she would call me back on Friday for that, but she didn't. Figures. She was indicating that this port surgery could be affected by my white blood count. grrrr. I hope not. But I guess I have enough time for that if they put that off. I don't have chemo until Jan 4. I never thought all this was so complicated and took so much time.

But it's great news now again. I'm so thankful. I feel like someone is watching over me.

When I found out that I didn't have cancer in my lymph nodes I was so thankful I was tearful. I was in the surgeons office and telling her how thankful I was and my sister was saying it too.

The Dr. was just about to leave the room, she had her hand on the door knob and leaving and she stopped and turned around and looked at us and she said,

"That is so nice. You know I never hear that. It's really nice to hear that." She was really smiling and happy too. I almost started crying right then and there.

I was and am very thankful. I'm not thankful that I have cancer, mind you. I'd rather not have it of course. I don't have a choice about and no control over it. But since I don't, I am thankful for many of the good things that have come with it. I know personally some of the very, very bad, and perhaps that is what makes me so thankful.

I had a wonderful day yesterday with an eagle, Migisi. I want to post about that later today or tomorrow. It was truly wonderful and amazing. My encounter with an American Bald Eagle.