February 24, 2021
7:15 am
They
did keep her overnight again. Dinner and her midnight snack stayed
down. She should be coming home this morning. She sure sounds ready!
2:01 pm
Amanda
just called me with some updates. She's finally spoken with her
surgeon. I hadn't posted this yet because we were waiting for
confirmation from the surgeon, and the plastic surgeon and nurses we'd
talked to hadn't so far been entirely sure, but they did have to remove
all of the lymph nodes on her right side. This was something she was
emphatically hoping to avoid. Losing the lymph nodes will lead to
additional maintenance in the future and possible mobility issues in her
dominant arm. It's unfortunate, but there was cancer still found in
them so they had to go. She's focusing on recovering from surgery now
and we'll deal with the long-term implications later. We'll never know
now how effective the chemo actually was, or if it would have been
possible to save the lymph nodes if she'd had surgery in late
November/early December like she was supposed to and would have if not
for Covid.
She
has also noticed that the back of her arm is numb, and hasn't regained
feeling this whole time since surgery. The surgeon says that's normal,
and it will return over time but it may be days or weeks.
She's
successfully eaten her last several meals, including some solid food,
without vomiting. No one has talked to her about discharge yet, though,
which is weird; we thought they were trying to get her out of there as
soon as possible due to Covid reasons (reducing vectors both for her and
for the hospital, freeing up beds, etc). The nurses also have already
asked her about her preferences for dinner and breakfast tomorrow. Still
hoping to get her home today but now it's looking like tomorrow is also
a possibility.
On
the plus side, she sounds much better now than the last time i talked
to her on the phone. She sounds much more awake & alert and like
she's getting her strength back. The nausea was mostly attributed to the
anesthesia so now that that's out of her system it shouldn't be an
issue going forward. She's being fed and kept comfortable and pain is
under control. That's about all we can ask for right now.
4:41 pm
Alyssa and i should be picking her up about 6:30.
7:59 pm
She is home.
She is home.
8:11 pm
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