Recipes for living, loving and laughing:Jo, Elliott, Cloey & Zoey's adventures

 Well, My appointment was later in the week but since we were going to go to the beach I made it for today. When the pathology comes back I'll have a phone visit with Dr. Baker.  Alyssa mentioned chemo twice and that freaked me out because that was not on the table and an appointment in July but hopefully we will be on the east coast by then.  I can do a little more but I shouldn't be crazy with lifting.  My test results (not pathology are: Joanne Levy is POD 7 s/p left BREAST LUMPECTOMY and SENTINEL LYMPG NODE BIOPSY . Her pathology was not available at time of her visit . She has no concerns today and is pleased with the results. She states that she only took 1 Percocet after surgery.   OBJECTIVE: BP 122/79 | Pulse 83 | Temp (Src) 97.3 °F (36.3 °C) (Oral) GENERAL: Well developed, well nourished, female in no acute distress. RESPIRATORY: Normal effort. Left Breast /axilla : Incision s are healing well, clean, dry and intact. Excellent cosmesis. ...

 3/15/2022 Although I am on pain meds and a little loopy, I wanted to get my surgery day down before I forget. I don't know if this is the protocol of all breast surgeries, but I saw a lot of people!  At 7:45 I was taken into the pre-op area where I was asked my name and birthdate a dozen times. So many times, that when a woman walked in, I just said my name and birthdate. She laughed and said that she knew my name but not my birthdate. "I'm Dr. Baker." Well of course I didn't recognize her. I only met her one time, and she had a net on her head and a mask and plastic covering her face. She had on scrubs so there was no white coat. In any case I was asked by lots of nurses health questions, got an IV put in with at some point saline and an antibiotic and off I went to Nuclear Medicine and saw a machine that looked like it was from outer space. I wondered if this is also the radiation machine but I didn't ask. Mitch, an RN, spent a long time explaining what wou...

2/17/2022 My EKG went well so I am cleared for whatever is ahead. I'm surprisingly not terrified. If I had known months ago this would happen... The big C word...I would have assumed terror would be my daily being. I haven't quite figured out why it is not. I didn't expect this so if you have any insights, let me know! I am so impressed with Sutter. I got a call from the medical oncologist's office telling me they would be watching for when I am scheduled for surgery and the doctor will work with my surgeon. It's so refreshing to not have to chase people down. Then again we are talking about cancer and not when the office door will be put in. We have a busy weekend. The girls are staying over tomorrow night and we love picking them up from school, Saturday night dinner with six friends, and Sunday is Dylan's second birthday party and then he starts preschool. We have a great life. I am far from ready to give it up.