Well here we are four weeks after surgery and I am shattered most of the time, hey, what am I saying I am shattered all of the time!! I have developed a seroma – a collection of of fluid – under my arm which has been aspirated every week since I have been home. So I have had a weekly visit to the hospital since being discharged. They say it should all just get reabsorbed by the body in time, but this could be one month, three months or a year. Great fun then. It looks like it will need aspirating every Friday for the foreseeable future then.<\/p>\n
Had another hospital appointment today. The up side is I have ‘good’ cancer, but after a long discussion and deliberation and typical hospital\u00a0bureaucracy, it was decided that I am having chemotherapy some time soon. No plan of action was forthcoming, but this is okay as we have a slight infection and maybe some cellulitis to get rid of first. All this will take around 4 to 6 months and then I can start to feel better or work towards getting better.<\/p>\n
I am trying to walk for about forty minutes to an hour a day, but sometimes 30 minutes is all I can manage. I try to keep the shoulder and arm going stop help reduce the soreness and stiffness and sometimes the slight pain I am getting.<\/p>\n
Thank you for everything from everyone, the cards and flowers really do get me a lift and though I feel overwhelmed by them all I do feel extremely grateful that I know so many lovely people.<\/p>\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n
We are off to the Lake District for a short break – hopefully for some R and R. I will be reading and walking and the boys will be riding the bikes.<\/p>\n
Love Helen x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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