Round 2

"DING"
I was down quick after that bell but I'm NOT OUT!!!

Thanks to everyone's prayers and well wishes I went into surgery exceptionally cool and calm, I was less nervous than I thought I would be.  Surgery was an hour or so delayed but it was all good.  I had the best nurse anesthetist; Chrystal is AWESOME!!!  I was able to get through surgery under IV sedation only thanks to the great work of Chrystal.  The last thing I remember is the team around me giving me positive vibes and then I was down, next thing I remember is waking in the PACU in a bit of pain and sleepy but otherwise fine.  Dilaudid worked it's magic and I drifted in and out of sleep.  I have great friends who continued to check on me and even carry my clothes around while I was having all the badness taken out of my boob and underarm.  Got to finally leave the hospital after 9.  I don't know whether to thank her or hate her but Sandy took both Sophie and I to dinner at Teavolve where we were tortured with open mic nite!  It was the only time I had wished I was deaf!  My spinach ravioli was delish but it would have been better without the American Idol wanna be belting out that Kelly Clarkson song I thought I liked (until the wanna be butchered it).

Got home and devoured a huge slice of goodness--Sophie is the best, she brought me Primo's caramel cake from Mississippi!!!  Took some Lortab and slept like a baby.  My private nurse, aka slave for the next two weeks or better known as Sophie to my family and friends woke me to make sure I had my pain meds every four hours.  My dumb ass refused earlier this morning and I paid for it, woke up later with burning and throbbing pain.  Doing well now and have even been compliant with my post op exercises--Maureen would be proud!

I am the luckiest person on this earth and don't even know where I'll have to begin to start thanking everyone!  Please know every thought, word and gesture means the world to me and even if I may not say it or show it right at that moment, I truly appreciate it!!