I feel like Winnie the Pooh...

...my mom and I went out for a late lunch/early dinner and I ate, and ate, and ate. I'm in full-tummy heaven and ready for a nice long nap. lol

Today went well. Let me start with my "Dawn comes over marblehead" realization. You see, I've been thinking for a couple days now that I wish I had a crystal ball to show me that this is not going to kill me and that I wish I knew a cancer survivor who I could focus on as a 'positive' whenever I get down. Well, as Homer Simpson would say....."D'OH!!!!" my very own mother is a cancer survivor!!!! She's been cancer free for 12 years!!! That realization has given me inner peace. When she was sitting on my couch this afternoon and I realized that, I just started crying - happy tears - because I know what hell my mom went through and she is still here to love and support me (and she's good at spoiling me too!).

My appointment with Dr. Marble and her assistant Sue LaFlamme went GREAT. I got the second drain removed, the sutures removed from the right side and the steri-strips removed from the left!!!! Yahooooooooooo!!!!!

Dr. Palladino kept her word and was able to meet with me after my visit with Dr. Marble. She checked me out and told me she discussed me in her Tumor Group and that they all agreed that going in and taking out these couple of lymph nodes under my arm is definitely the best course of action, followed by chemo. So now I will be hearing from Dr. Hammond, the Oncologist, as I will need to meet with him to discuss the chemo treatments. I may be able to get in for the surgery as soon as next Wednesday. In the meantime I have my orders as far as taking care of the remaining sutures and I need to go back to 'compression' which means wearing a super-stretchy corset like thing that basically looks like a classic 70's tube top. ewwwwww lol!!!

I feel good and I feel positive. I am relieved to have the drain out and I'm SO excited that tomorrow I get to take a shower!!!! I still can't drive, due to the remaining stitches, but that's ok. My mom, my family and my friends are taking such good care of me and the positive comments and emails and cards are so warm and comforting.
Thank you all!!!
Doris