no news is good news?

I have been waiting to write this post until I had pathology results back from my surgery... however I still don't have the results and didn't want to put off a post any longer. I am operating under the impression that no news is good news. Sure I could call the doctors office and get the results but I have an appointment that is less than two weeks away and to be honest knowing the results now vs. finding out at my appointment really wouldn't change much. You would think that after receiving results like a breast cancer diagnosis you would fear any pathology results, but the truth is I really don't. Don't get me wrong, there is always a little fear of a recurrence or a new cancer, but if I chose to live my life always fearing the unknown then I wouldn't really be living at all. So until my appointment, positive thinking!!

Speaking of GOOD NEWS... in four days I will be celebrating my... 1st Survivor Birthday!!!! WOW! A year already! What a crazy, scary, life altering, fearful, frightening, uncertain, challenging, yet at the same time hopeful, encouraging, inspiring, happy, thankful, amazingly blessed year it has been! I thank God everyday for surrounding me with the most amazing family and friends, for giving me the strength and courage to fight, and for all the blessing that this experience has brought me. My plan is to take what my experience has taught me and to help others who are facing similar struggles in their lives. Pay it forward! So many people touched my life over the past year. It may have been a kind word, a hug, a card, a facebook message or a prayer, but it was always there when I needed it! Thank You! I wouldn't be celebrating this special day without the love and support of all my family, friends, and the wonderful community that we call ~ HOME!!!

recovering at home

Surgery yesterday went really well! Everything went as expected, which means the surgery was done laparoscopic (four incisions about 3/4 inch each). Much better than what the alternative would have been! A few months ago I had some blood work done to check levels to see how my ovaries were functioning. Mainly this was done because of some symptoms I was having at the time. HOT FLASHES!! I never got any results from my doctor so I just assumed that the levels were fine and that my symptoms were just caused by all the changes my body had recently been through (chemo, surgery, and radiation treatments). The surgeon yesterday gave me some hopefully good news ~ the blood work actually showed that my ovaries had stopped working. What this means for me is that I shouldn't have any more symptoms as far as menopause goes now that my ovaries have been removed. Even better news for someone like me because I wouldn't have been able to take hormone replacement to help alleviate any symptoms I might have had. Shouldn't is the key word... and of course, nothing really seems to go according to plan with me. So we will have to wait and see what the next few weeks bring but I am hopeful that this will all work out.

So I am home taking it easy and resting. A very hard thing for me to do! Even harder because this surgery seems like a piece of cake compared to the other surgeries I've had in the past year. I'm trying to remind myself that it was still a major surgery and I still need to be careful. Expecting results from pathology late this week or early next week, so I'll post an update when we get those. Hope everyone has a great week!