Surgery's FINALLY Over!

Hi Everybody, thank you for all your prayers and well wishes. I had my sinus surgery yesterday, May 14th. Things went well - I checked in for surgery at 6am and was in the OR by 730. The procedure took over two and a half hours, and was a little more complicated than Dr. Chiu had anticipated. I received platelets during the procedure and am now back on antibiotics. My biggest fear was having my nose packed and fortunately my nose isn't packed, all of the packing is high up in my sinuses. I know it won't be pleasant when it's time to take it out, but I can breathe through my nose. The biggest surprise was I had expected to spend the night in the hospital but they let me go home early yesterday afternoon.

By the time I got home I had gotten chills and the rigors were back. My temp spiked to 104. Jessie (the typist) was up from DC and we all panicked that we needed to return right back to HUP. I was determined to get the fever down, which I did after a few hours. I was bleeding quite a bit yesterday from my nose and mouth, which Dr. Chiu said is normal, but I worried I was bleeding too much. The pain isn’t too bad and I’m much better today. If we can make it through the weekend and get the packing out on Monday with no infection, I’m home free. It has been great having Jessie here, she’s doting on me and I’m living like a princess.

So the plan is to heal up and begin chemotherapy again in another four to six weeks. I’m hoping to get some quality time at the beach with the kids and precious grandbabies. So I hope to heal quickly! I can’t thank you enough for all your prayers and support. I know your prayers are helping me get through all of this. So please keep the prayers coming. Love to all of you.

Debbie