deird1: Dawn drinking a milkshake (Dawn milkshake)
[personal profile] deird1
Tomorrow I'm having surgery, to get this cancer out of me.

Unfortunately, it's not as simple as "remove lump – done". Instead, it'll be a multi-stage process, like this:

Stage 1: remove lump
Stage 2: check lymph nodes in case of spreading
Stage 3: kill surrounding area with RADIATION!!!
Stage 4: use hard drugs to stop cancer regrowing
Stage 5: wait 5 years and check to see if cancer is back (20% chance that it is)


So... yay.

While surgery will be no fun at all, my pre-surgery time is kinda nice. Because of Covid regs, I have to isolate for three days, so I am currently chilling out upstairs. I don't have to get up on time, I don't have to get the kids ready for school, I don't have to cook dinner... I'm just relaxing, playing video games, and watching endless television. It's the best break I've had in years.

Wish me luck!

Date: 2022-02-09 09:11 am (UTC)
zeborah: Map of New Zealand with a zebra salient (Default)
From: [personal profile] zeborah
Boo for multi-stage treatment but yay for relaxing times beforehand at least. And of course all good luck for it to go well!

Date: 2022-02-09 09:53 am (UTC)
petzipellepingo: (battling cancer by eyesthatslay)
From: [personal profile] petzipellepingo
Sending good vibes your way.

Date: 2022-02-09 09:58 am (UTC)
howsmyenglish: (Default)
From: [personal profile] howsmyenglish
Good luck!!! I hope it goes away for good, and quickly!

Date: 2022-02-09 10:42 am (UTC)
vass: Small turtle with green leaf in its mouth (Default)
From: [personal profile] vass
Very best of luck.

Date: 2022-02-09 11:10 am (UTC)
mesotablar: Echidna on leaves (Default)
From: [personal profile] mesotablar
Wishing you all the best!

Date: 2022-02-09 05:11 pm (UTC)
lirazel: Buffy and Dawn in a waiting room with Dawn's head on Buffy's shoulder ([tv] there were never such devoted)
From: [personal profile] lirazel
I've been thinking about you and hoping that everything will go as quickly and smoothly as possible. I'm so glad you're getting a break at the moment!

Date: 2022-02-09 05:45 pm (UTC)
schneefink: River walking among trees, from "Safe" (Default)
From: [personal profile] schneefink
Best of luck!

Date: 2022-02-09 07:01 pm (UTC)
elisi: (Tea (11) by cheesygirl)
From: [personal profile] elisi
Good luck! And 20% are good odds. Hope everything goes well and that you recover quickly. ♥

Date: 2022-02-09 08:27 pm (UTC)
out_there: B-Day Present '05 (Default)
From: [personal profile] out_there
Good luck! *hugs*
Enjoy your enforced vacation!

Date: 2022-02-09 09:25 pm (UTC)
hnpcc: (Default)
From: [personal profile] hnpcc
Best wish for a smooth recovery and effective pain relief, and enjoy the enforced relaxation!

Date: 2022-02-09 10:07 pm (UTC)
lyr: (Default)
From: [personal profile] lyr
I wish you all of the luck!

Date: 2022-02-09 10:30 pm (UTC)
megpie71: 9th Doctor resting head against TARDIS with repeated *thunk* text (Default)
From: [personal profile] megpie71
Hopefully the lump-ectomy is all you wind up needing (lymph nodes come back clear, no need for extensive radiotherapy or chemotherapy, maybe a bit more close monitoring for the next year or two instead). But best wishes for the surgery, and may your recovery be as comfortable and eventless as possible.

Date: 2022-02-10 01:18 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] slaymesoftly
OMG, deird1! Wishing you a successful surgery and treatment, and a cancer-free life when you're done.

Date: 2022-02-10 06:15 am (UTC)
immer_am_lesen: (Default)
From: [personal profile] immer_am_lesen
Aw, now I wanna have cancer, too. Having a break sounds fun. :-)

Seriously though, just thought to look you up again in ages, and wow, what a thing to read! So sorry.
I have a former colleague currently in remission from breast cancer, now still doing radiation things, so I have a very slight idea of the scary machinery involved and how it feels to do all that.
Wishing you lots of luck and a very healthy immune system and lots of comfortable downtime and quiet kids and an amazing househusband.
Take care. Use this time to catch up on all the tv shows/ games/ crafts you've been meaning to since having kiddoes... ;-)

Date: 2022-02-10 07:28 am (UTC)
thenewbuzwuzz: converse on tree above ground (Default)
From: [personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz
*hugs* Good luck, I hope it's going well so far!

Date: 2022-02-10 11:57 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] jesuswasbatman
Hope things are going OK.

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