Just an update

Hi Family&Friends-
A quick update to let you know that I'm 45-50% better than I was when I left the hospital. Since my release, two other issues have developed, but I got into see the doctor quickly, so things are under control.

My pain is easing up, to where I can go about 4-6hrs in between quick release pain medications. I still take on the hour, every 12hrs, long acting pain medications. All the pain that I'm experiencing currently, is from the wrong site procedure that was done; not cancer. Please keep that in mind, when you are thinking about all that I'm enduring. If it wasn't for the wrong site procedure, I wouldn't be suffering like this.

Moving on: tomorrow, 12/11/08, I am scheduled to receive a new mediport. I'm almost looking forward to this, because my one and only arm (the left arm) is swollen and badly bruised. The mediport, will ensure no more missed needle sticks, or blown IV's. Once the mediport is in place, I'm scheduled to receive #3 chemotherapy. Because my lab values were to poor last week, my chemo had to be delayed to this week. Keep your fingers crossed for good lab work!

Hopefully, we'll all be on our way home, before traffic gets to bad. As a post-minor surgery/chemo patient, I'm not wanting to sit in traffic.

Thanks to all of you that have been calling & writing. Your letters mean the world to me! I even got a homemade note from a gal-friends, daughter! I feel very fortunate to have so many people cheering me on; Thank You!

More news to follow! Take care-Tiff