Friday, May 23, 2008

...a bit of a setback AND great news!

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. I've had a bit of a setback the last few days. I woke up early Tuesday morning with a nasty virus and haven't felt up to doing much until now. It really took it out of me! Mom was here with me both Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday I managed pretty well on my own for a while and then my dear friend, Kitty, stopped to see me. Due to being sick, I missed my doctor's appointment on Tuesday, so still have the four drains. Hopefully ALL of them will be removed this coming Tuesday! Dr. Davenport (my breast surgeon) called this morning with news from my operative pathology report (the path report from all the tissue sent off after surgery) and the news was even better than she thought it would be! There was no sign of any malignancies in the left breast, they confirmed there were no malignancies in the lymph nodes, AND even the tumors in the right breast were not nearly as invasive as she first thought! She "demoted" this nasty cancer from Stage II to Stage I which is awesome! Whatever it is, at least it's no longer in ME! :-) Dr. Davenport will go ahead and set up an appointment with Dr. Merten for me. I'll continue to post about any further info on that.

A HUGE thank you to those who have brought food for us and for all the cards and emails I continue to receive. It all keeps me going! :-)

I have heard that my kids felt like they did well on the Math SOL test on Wednesday which pleases me immensely. I can't wait to see them all again and should be able to get to the school again before school is out.

I wish all of you a wonderful long weekend ~ I believe the weather is going to be gorgeous!!
love, sj

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I continue to think of you CONSTANTLY. When Zoe got in the car on Wednesday she smiled and said Mom I did it for Mrs. Jordan, it was awesome and I feel so good about the Sols... Your powers were working through that child throughout the day!!! She said you got her through! That is powerful!!..

I am so glad you are staying strong and the good news from the doctor is WONDERFUL!!!

TAKE IT EASY We love you Lynn Raymond

Anonymous said...

I read your blog instead of calling you today ;) heh heh
Love you!

Kirsten said...

Glad to hear that you are feeling better! My mom has been keeping me up to date on your progress and we praise God that is it so good. We missed seeing you at church on Sunday while I was in town. But hope to see you during our next visit in June.

Take care!
Kirsten Pierce

Anonymous said...

Your news is wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us. I miss you and look forward to seeing you back in the halls in August. Only 12 more school days!
Cindy E.

Lani said...

Susan, sorry for the set back but glad you are feeling much better. So glad to hear the great news from the doctor. Sounds like things are coming along - chin up and take care.

Lani