one hurdle behind us

both of my procedures went as planned and i am happy to have the invasive part of this behind me.

the thoracic surgeon was successful in removing a whole 'golf ball-sized' malignant lymph node on wednesday. this was larger than they were hoping for and should help with pathology. (apparently the architecture of the node provides information about the type of cancer, growth pattern, etc.) the vascular surgeon installed the port in my chest yesterday with no problems. i was pleased to learn that he is a neighbor of mine at stone harbour... the thought of bumping into me at the pool, marina, parking garage, etc. down the road should have provided increased motivation to be careful as ever. ;)

i'm swollen, bruised, in some pain and having some trouble moving around but taking pain meds and laying low. i'm super thankful for my family around to stay by my side and help with the little (and big) things. i'm still hoping to get pathology news today, otherwise early next week... in the meantime comfort will be my objective for the next few days. i hope you all have a good weekend; it looks gorgeous outside... enjoy! :)