Surgery time!
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Brittany Kell
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Brittany Kell
On March 12th, Chad and I got to the hospital bright and early. We had to be there at 6am for check in. I had a nuclear exam at 8 am so they could inject a dye to see what lymph nodes it went to first on my left side by the cancer breast. This helped the surgeon to know which ones the cancer could have traveled to if it did.
As soon as I got back, it was show time! I felt like everyone was waiting for me and it was very fast moving to get me into the OR. We met with my surgical team and they were all amazing. It was so emotional for both of us when Chad had to say good bye 😔. It’s never easy seeing your loved ones worrying about you, and I’m sure it is just as hard seeing me like this as well!
I got to the surgical room, laid my head down and that’s about all I remember! I woke up in extended recovery room telling the male nurse to come to Trader Joe’s and I’d hook him up with all the good snacks 😂
Now, we thought I was getting my own room, but I just stayed in extended recovery, and there wasn’t even a chair for Chad to sit! The room had no door, just a curtain, and this bigger room probably had 8 other patients within it. It was definitely not what I expected, it was an option to stay and I would have went home instead.
Chad stayed till visiting hours were over, then I actually got some pretty good sleep for the situation. At this time, the drains were only thing that was annoying and a smidge painful. They said my chest really wouldn’t hurt cause they took all the nerves out during the mastectomy.
I was able to go home right when Chad arrived at the hospital the next day. The resident and my doctor did come and check the wound and make sure it looked good, which they said it did. Now we have about a week to find out if chemo worked and hopefully there is no signs of cancer left! Lots of prayers that is the case.
But for now, I’m trying to rest as much as I can with 3 hooligans running around. Last night I was in a smidge more pain but I’m hoping I can manage it was Tylenol and some pain meds.
Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers! Hopefully recovery stays smooth.
As soon as I got back, it was show time! I felt like everyone was waiting for me and it was very fast moving to get me into the OR. We met with my surgical team and they were all amazing. It was so emotional for both of us when Chad had to say good bye 😔. It’s never easy seeing your loved ones worrying about you, and I’m sure it is just as hard seeing me like this as well!
I got to the surgical room, laid my head down and that’s about all I remember! I woke up in extended recovery room telling the male nurse to come to Trader Joe’s and I’d hook him up with all the good snacks 😂
Now, we thought I was getting my own room, but I just stayed in extended recovery, and there wasn’t even a chair for Chad to sit! The room had no door, just a curtain, and this bigger room probably had 8 other patients within it. It was definitely not what I expected, it was an option to stay and I would have went home instead.
Chad stayed till visiting hours were over, then I actually got some pretty good sleep for the situation. At this time, the drains were only thing that was annoying and a smidge painful. They said my chest really wouldn’t hurt cause they took all the nerves out during the mastectomy.
I was able to go home right when Chad arrived at the hospital the next day. The resident and my doctor did come and check the wound and make sure it looked good, which they said it did. Now we have about a week to find out if chemo worked and hopefully there is no signs of cancer left! Lots of prayers that is the case.
But for now, I’m trying to rest as much as I can with 3 hooligans running around. Last night I was in a smidge more pain but I’m hoping I can manage it was Tylenol and some pain meds.
Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers! Hopefully recovery stays smooth.
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