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Celebrate

Menda
Menda CSN Member Posts: 128
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Well, it has been 15 days post-op and both drains were removed today!!!!!!! I can take a shower !!!!!! I can wear normal clothes!!!!!!!!!!! No more creative dressing!!!!!!!!!!! I can sleep on my side !!!!!!!!!!!! And most important ....... All labs were negative !!!!!!!!! I really needed a good day. ;)

Comments

  • Snowkitty
    Snowkitty CSN Member Posts: 295
    Good for you
    Congrats. OMG showers are great. Good news on labs.

    Cindy
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam CSN Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    Snowkitty said:

    Good for you
    Congrats. OMG showers are great. Good news on labs.

    Cindy

    Drains gone .. Well that is just as good as taking a shower
    in my book .. Lab news ..Good .. Let's dust off those dancing shoes, and that black mini ...


    Vicki Sam
  • MyTurnNow
    MyTurnNow CSN Member Posts: 2,686 Member
    Great news indeed and cause
    Great news indeed and cause for a celebration!! Enjoy your new found freedom and your showers, too!!
  • mwallace1325
    mwallace1325 CSN Member Posts: 806
    Yay!!!
    Yay for drains coming out, yay for normal clothes. Hooray for sleeping on your side (I can identify) and especially double hooray for labs being negative.

    Congrats.

    marge
  • cindycflynn
    cindycflynn CSN Member Posts: 1,132 Member
    Yippeeeee!
    So happy for your good news on both counts!

    Enjoy the glow this weekend.
  • mimivac
    mimivac CSN Member Posts: 2,143 Member
    You are a new woman!
    Congrats and enjoy your weekend!

    Mimi
  • smalldoggroomer
    smalldoggroomer CSN Member Posts: 1,184
    Every day will be good from now on!!!
    I just know it. Get your dancing shoes out. Put the music on Ned, is on his way!! Wishing you all the best. Feel good dance long. Kay
  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 CSN Member Posts: 2,462
    YAY MENDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I love it when I hear that those nasty drains are removed. Enjoy your shower! Have a great weekend. Hugs :>) Jean
  • camsgram
    camsgram CSN Member Posts: 106
    Awesome news Menda I am
    Awesome news Menda I am thrilled for you!
  • survives
    survives CSN Member Posts: 254 Member
    Jean 0609 said:

    YAY MENDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I love it when I hear that those nasty drains are removed. Enjoy your shower! Have a great weekend. Hugs :>) Jean

    Enjoy that shower!!
    Stay in till you are wrinkled as the proverbial prune!! Great news!
  • aisling8
    aisling8 CSN Member Posts: 1,627 Member
    camsgram said:

    Awesome news Menda I am
    Awesome news Menda I am thrilled for you!

    WOO HOO
    Good for you!!

    Victoria
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 CSN Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    Snowkitty said:

    Good for you
    Congrats. OMG showers are great. Good news on labs.

    Cindy

    Great news on the labs!
    Congrats! You sound so happy!


    Hugs, Jan
  • Megan M
    Megan M CSN Member Posts: 3,000
    survives said:

    Enjoy that shower!!
    Stay in till you are wrinkled as the proverbial prune!! Great news!

    Good news indeed! Congrats!
    Good news indeed! Congrats!