Surgery was Tuesday...I am writing the Great (ok mediocre) American Novel!

So, I had my surgery on Tuesday morning about 9AM...my surgeon ( who I adore!!!) came in beforehand to gently tell me that the biopsy from the previous week was indeed positive for BC, but that was no surprise to any of us, was it?
I am actually happy that her outpatient schedule was booked and that I had to be a short-stay patient. Surgery took about an hour, and was "uneventful"~ which means I woke up! LOL
From the recovery room I had the option of going home, but I was still kinda wonky, and as they had a room with a bed and lunch for me, I opted to stay for a few hours! Food, a bed and an inevitable nap sounded almost like a vacation!
My Reggie was allowed in the recovery room and of course accompanied me to the "nap suite."
This was about 11 AM, and I was scheduled to leave about 3. So, as I knew I was going to fall asleep, I "made" Reggie go hit some golf balls for a few hours. Nice way not to have him hover and worry. He came back when I was ready to go home, though we did stop for a much anticipated cuppa Joe. Even though I am only a breakfast coffee drinker, I was sooooo looking forward to some real coffee~ not the see-through, flavored water the hospital said was coffee!
Armed with the well wishes of all of you,( ok, and a supply of Oxycodone!) home we came.
I am sore; there is I think an age-related, lack of elasticity issue with underarm lymphnode removal that is really not pretty! My incision looks like a long cut with a hard-boiled egg or 2 under the skin! Simply lovely, as you can imagine!

My surgeon called yesterday with the pathology~ it is the same BC as before, and just like the previous (and recurring) BC, it too is Estrogen positive. So, why oh why is it NOT responding to the Tamoxifen is anyones guess. I do feel a bit relieved that it is not some new cancer; I just wish it wasn't so darned stubborn! I meet with both the surgeon and the oncologist in 2 weeks; I need to heal before any plan is decided~ in the meantime I stay on the Tamoxifen.

I am not sure if my lovely Kindred Spirit benefactors want to remain anonymous, but in the last few days I have gotten some lovely, heart-warming gifts from the ladies here at CSN. I got a beautiful "Courage Angel" all in white, with silver wings and festooned with a pink ribbon, a tiny bag of gorgeous, mostly green glass ( which is my absolute FAVORITE color) marbles. No mention was made of me having lost mine; marbles are a favorite tangible of one of our sisters, and she was sharing their smooth comfort with me. I got a soft, lovely Warm Fuzzie blanket (ahhhhhhh) and an array of Mardi Gras Beads~ how delightfully fun! I also received a collectors edition of one of the BEST movies of all time:
Fried Green Tomatoes!!! Tawanda!!!!! I am so happy to be able to watch it over and over and over again.
Add to that the cards I have received and all of the gentle cyber hugs, emails and just the knowledge of all of you surrounding me~ well, I can feel the healing. I love you all, and thank you for not just being there, but for filling my heart when I most needed it.

Hugs and blessings to you all,
Chen♥