Boy oh boy did I have a rough couple of days. I had my surgery set for yesterday to get my “Dogs Ears” removed. This is the extra skin left over under my arm pits after the mastectomy surgery. It is a ugly name for some extra skin under my arms. But it really is ugly looking. So I guess the name suits the look. Anyway my appointment was at 10am, we left home at 9am. I opted to do the surgery at the K-Centre and stay awake as apposed to going into the hospital and being put under anaesthetic. We arrived at the K Centre where I waited 15 minutes in line to just get checked in. There were three intake people to check in, nobody was at any desk but yet I waited in line. Finally I was called up only to find out that they are re-vamping the computer systems for all the AHS systems. So I had to re-do the all the questions they have asked the last 10 appointments I had there. The girl doing my intake was just not paying attention she ask for my next of kin I told her Jamie and gave her his phone number. A few minutes later she asked me again. I said I just gave you that info she said yes but I forgot to write it down “REALLY”. I gave it to her again. Finally we are done and she says please have a seat “SIR” …….yes sir……. I said excuse me you just called me sir! She said oh I did didn’t I?

At 11:30am I went back up to this same intake lady to ask what was taking so long. I have been waiting an hour and a half. She went to check and came back to tell me there were 4 people ahead of me. I said what???? She said well it takes extra time to do all this paper work. What you do the paper work not the dr. Whatever. I go sit again. Finally about 12:30 I get called in. Jamie and Mac are with me. The nurse checks me in where the surgery will take place. We ask how long I should be so the boys can go for lunch she says 1/2 and hour. I don’t believe it. But maybe !! Off they go I change and lay on the bed and then the doctor comes in. He checks me out and says wow that’s a lot to fix today, you should have been put to sleep over at the hospital. I told him he was the one who said I could do it this way without being put to sleep. He says well let’s see. He is going to mark me where to remove the skin. I told him I want to sit up because when I lay it is hard to see what to remove. He agrees and I have a mirror now to show him what I want removed. Even though I have big floppy dogs ears I have to show him. Whatever. He does the freezing and says it needs 1/2 an hour to set. There goes my 1/2 hour before I am done for the boys.

Finally 1/2 hour goes by doctor comes in he asks if it is ok to bring in an intern? Of course no problem I already look pretty bad. Let’s show the world. Lol lol. Finally we get started. After another 15 minutes of the nurse getting everything set up. My doctor starts cutting and tells me he is going to cauterize and the smell will be quite bad. I told him I never got my sense of smell back after chemo so no problem. Everything is going good until the intern touches the light hanging from the roof which the doctor says is not sterile and makes him remove all his gown gloves and mask. I know you can’t make this shit up. We are just finishing up and the intern does the final stitching. Then my doctors beeper goes off. He talks to someone then comes back to see how said intern is doing. Then the intern touches the tray, yup you guessed it not sterile. Off with all the gown gloves and mask. But here is the crazy part. My doctor tells me he has to go over to the Stollery to do a infants liver transplant. “REALLY”. What can I say? He has to save a child’s life. He says he will be back in one hour…………… he also says I can go sit with my Husband and Son and wait for him to return. The intern will finish cleaning me up, he takes all the stuff off around me, I ask if he is going to bandage me up. Nope!! out to see Jamie and Mac I go. Then the nurse comes to get me to bandage me up. Of course she does. She also tells me to be very still as she puts this bandage on because they are like $100.00 each. I told her well I have spent $100.00 on parking here today. Lol lol

Finally an hour and a half later my doctor gets back. They get all ready and all dressed up again. Just as my doctor starts the intern touches the light again. I told you that you can’t make this shit up. Yup !!! He has to change again. Finally I am all finished. It is now 4:30 pm I got here for 10:00 am. Looooong Daaay.

My doctor also decided to only do half the surgery’s and I can come back in a month to re-do the rest. But something tells me. I might just quit while I am ahead. I think I can live with the rest.

So that takes me to last night and today. I am not sure why but I really think this surgery was much more painful I don’t mean the painfully long day. But pain from surgery is very intense. I can’t seem to go very long without pain meds. And again I can’t lift my arms very high, and I have to sleep on my back. I feel like a turtle left upside down I can’t roll over. Getting out of bed is nearly impossible. Surgery sucks. I hope it looks good when the bandages come off.

I am 24 hours into recovery now. So I know it can only get better from here on in. Thanks to my guys for waiting in the waiting room all day for me yesterday. I love you both so much ❤️❤️

CANCER SUCKS ….

Today’s saying : It’s not what we have in life. But who we have in our lives that matters. ❤️❤️

Beth😇