I am in a wee bit of trouble with family and friends...but I am used to it. I kinda/sorta run on the adage "It's easier to beg for forgiveness, then ask for permission".
But in this case, beg for forgiveness with good news than worry everyone over nothing...
Cryptic?
Here is the deal. I had surgery Monday.
I
had a mass in my right axillary removed. The non-delicate term...my
armpit. While I was under general anesthesia, my surgeon also fixed a
umbilical hernia I had. The hernia was most likely a result of my
pretty weak abdomen after it received so much stretching during my
pregnancy with Jamie Lynn
and then Button's quick arrival to the crime scene. Severely excessive
amniotic fluid and big babies in your uterus result in muscle gaps of
about 2-4 inches.
Yup...I am asked about 1-2 times a week if I am pregnant or when my due date is. Nice.
Suffice it to say, my guts decided to take advantage of the weakness and poke through!
As
for the mass? It was non-cancerous!! Simply a cyst with a sidepocket of
infection, was the description. It fooled us for a bit because it
behaved like a hard non-tender lymph node...so my doctors were worried, I
was a "wee" bit worried but trying to be super confident all would be
well. Mr. Boss was VERY worried the past two months.
And because of all the worry? I didn't want anyone else to be added to the stress and worry.
Mr. Boss's family has a significant breast cancer history and my very
own maternal aunt was recently diagnosed this summer with a rare breast
cancer. Then there was also some lymphoma discussion. But I kept going
back to "Why worry over something that ends up being nothing?"
However, if thought you noticed a frenetic, panicked tone to my WIP posts and my to do list lately?
There was.
Reason Number One: I knew that I was going to be laid up simply because
we all know surgery is no fun. I did not want any obligations left out
there hanging. I hate feeling like I let someone down! Unfortunately, I
was not able to finish my do. good stitches quilting or work on a
commissioned applique job for a quilt. But I am trying not to be too
frustrated about it!
Reason
Number Two: The near future after the surgery was unknown. I had to
realistically "go there" so that I was prepared for the worst. I
already had a million and one diagnostic appts and pre-op appts
beforehand, I couldn't fathom what I had in stored if I was given the
dreaded "C-word" option.
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So
here I am....hanging out on a couch or a chair....recovering. Thankful
that I don't have cancer. I am not naive to think that I am free and
clear in the future, but I know I am safe, for now. My incisions were a
lot bigger than I anticipated. My hernia ended up being bigger than my
surgeon anticipated, but the recovery is much less worse than my two
c-sections. My arm? Which happens to be my dominant...SEWING....arm is
swollen, numb at times, and painful. I even have a few zings and zangs
from shoulder to finger. I am THANKFUL that my doctor was so thorough
and made sure there was nothing else there or nothing left behind. I am
HOPEFUL, that it will all heal properly and well.
In short.
I am not able to sew right now. No quilts. No Butterfly Kisses right now.
In the meantime?
I am planning my UFOs and WIPs schedules and planning some other "to dos".
I
still have a few projects to share in the next few days that I was able
to complete before our Magical Thanksgiving trip and my surgery.
And I have quite a few goodies arriving in the mail because I did shop for some Black Friday deals this past weekend!!!!!
(Cross-posted on Buttons and Butterflies)
