Hi all.
Just wanted to update everyone. I had the lung biopsy yesterday in San Francisco by Dr. Mario Pompeli. The surgery went so well that they sent me home the same day. Even when in pain it’s nice to be home, not in the hospital. Home just has a comfort to it. But, oh man, does my neck and throat hurt! Hard to swallow. Hard to turn my head from side to side. But I can’t wait to hear what the results are. I don’t know how long it will take. I just want it to be a definative answer so we can make a new plan of attack.
Either way my mastectomies are scheduled for April 20 (the day after our 21st wedding anniversary). I am meeting with a platic surgeon next week to see if we can do reconstruction at the same time. If not. they let you heal for several months and then go back and do the reconstruction. Either way, California law requires that your medical insurer provide reconstruction surgery if you want it. And I do.
Then, depending on the results of this biopsy, I may have more chemo or may have radiation. This may also effect whether I can have reconstruction now or later. I will try to keep folks up to date.
