Surgery Followup

Sheila's followup appointment with the surgeon was the other day so we were back at The Breast Care Center at the hospital. Sheila still has weekly appointments for her ongoing treatment plus daily therapy to do but the followup appointments at The Breast Care Center are slowing down. 

As expected, Sheila is healing well. Her lymphedema looks good which means it is no worse than what is "normal" for patients in similar situations...  scarring is minimal and healing nicely... and she is beginning to regain some of her energy. This newfound energy is in spurts at this point but it is some very welcomed energy after months of exhaustion and seemingly nothingness in her life. 

Life sort of stood still for many months during treatment... and, in hindsight, feels a bit like it was a whirlwind at times. But, this was a period which we both see as nothingness and blackness on our calendar. 

The imaging was normal so that is great. There is some fluid where the tumor used to reside but that is normal. The fluid shows as a black mass just like her tumor showed in this same type of imaging back in August so it was refreshing to hear that this particular mass was simply fluid in a gaping hole where the tumor used to be.

We discussed Sheila's ongoing struggles with her current treatment but, on the positive side, she is not experiencing the more debilitating and painful symptoms and struggles that can come with this treatment. This certainly is good news as well. 

All in all, it was a good appointment!

A quick snapshot of Sheila after we arrived back home.