So, I went to work yesterday (Wednesday), with my doctor's permission. I mean, all I do is sit at a desk, so what's the big deal, right? Well, apparently using a mouse and typing for hours is more strenuous than I thought.
Cutting into lymph nodes generally also cuts into nerves. Nerves don't like to be cut. Sitting at home, with occasional typing, only results in a little achy-ness. Typing for hours is a different story. By noon I had some significant pain, shooting from behind my shoulder down to my hand. So I left work at 1. By dinner, it wasn't much better. Thankfully, Jamaal was around to cut my food for me, since even using the fork caused pain to shoot down my arm.
By this morning it wasn't much better, so I ended up staying home to rest, and also found some exercises to try. Tonight, it feels much better (thus the typing for my blog). This is very typical when lymph nodes are removed. Wouldn't it be great if we had better diagnostic tests that could determine if cancer had spread to lymph nodes without cutting?
In other news, I now know of 6 other people who graduated from State High with me who also have cancer. I don't know what is normal, but that seems crazy for a bunch of 42 year olds.
As far as my future cancer stuff... I have a follow-up with my surgeon on the 26th, a consult with the medical oncologist on February 7, and a consult with the radiation oncologist on February 8. So,I have a nice little break before thinking about next steps.
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