Mom’s in Phase Two

Dr. What-a-babe is done operating.  She performed the double mastectomy, put in a port, and did a lymph node dissection.  Dr. B-cup is operating now and things are progressing well.

Mom was a problem patient for Dr. What-a-babe.  Not in the scary sense, in the laughable sense.  Red-headed nurses are always high maintenance, right?  They had a tough time starting an IV this morning and had to try three different sites.  Then, they had to restart the IV in a new spot in the OR because it wasn’t working.  It’s something that is normaly one-and-done, but not for the Rozzer!

Per the pathology findings, they removed a section of lymph nodes and some surrounding tissue.  (There are about forty lymph nodes in the shoulder region, and Dr. What-a-babe estimates she took out ten to fifteen.)  Two lymph nodes were enlarged, and the rest were removed to be conservative.

The port was put in on her right side, and it was another “problem”; they used the jugular vein (not normal protocol) and she got an extra incision on her neck.  Again, everything is absolutely fine, but it’s another example of the Rozzer being “special.” 

Dad and I are still here and we expect to wait a while before the next update.

Thanks for the prayers and comments: we appreciate every.single.one!