miss me????

disclaimer:  sorry if you are reading this for the 2nd time...i posted the same info on my caringbridge site.  but, hey, thanks for being such a loyal follower (mom)!

1st & foremost i want to thank all of my wonderful family & friends for your prayers, visits, flowers, cards, calls, love, & MEALS...you are all a definite representation of Christ's love through others!!!!!  i am truly humbled! i would also like to apologize for those of you who have gotten to see me at my most beautimous!

now to catch you up.  surgery was a little over a week ago & the surgeon informed everyone that things went better than he had expected.  they were able to see all my parathyroid glands & therefore, there were only slight calcium issues after surgery. they removed a lot of lymph nodes & the thyroid & sent things off to pathology.  i was released from the hospital the next day & have been home recuperating (which really hasn't been too bad).  the pain from the surgery was truly minimal!!  the worst part has been the allergic reaction i had after surgery to something used pre-surgery. i have had this reaction before after my wrist surgery & thankfully knew what to look for & we were able to head the nastiness off at the pass.  it is still extremely itchy!!!!  but, thankfully not blistery!

got a call on monday from one of my drs with my pathology results. the cancer was in multiple places & had spread to a number of my lymph nodes.  the likelihood for recurrence is now much higher. therefore, we will be proceeding on to the next step of a radiation treatment in about a month.  i go to see one dr today & one next week & will have a lot more information.

again, thank you all for your prayers...i'll take all i can get! :0) thank you to my in-laws for making the trip up here just so they could be with me on the day of surgery. thank you to my wonderful husband, mother, & children for waiting on me & putting up with me!  ya'll are simply the best!!