Mom

[bethzylla]

Surgery went well. There's a 90% chance the cancer didn't spread. They'll know that for sure once the pathology reports come back. They had some trouble getting her pain under control at first, but now that they're ahead of it Mom's doing great. She can be up and walking around tonight, and they plan to discharge her tomorrow morning around breakfast time. I am so relieved that she most likely won't need chemo! She's already been through more than enough health issues over the course of her life.

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[kaesha-nikovana.livejournal.com]

I'll warn her about the hot flashes. She's already gone through menopause and had some pretty epic ones for a while. 'Power surges,' she called them. LOL Maybe that'll be the only side effect she gets. I'll read up on the others just in case.

I know of Trystan and I read her blog, but I've never met her. Do you think she'd be OK with it if I contacted her with chemo questions out of the blue? The last thing I want to do is bother her when she's already going through so much. Hopefully I won't need to anyway because Mom's results will come back negative!

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

She may not get them? Again, being post menopausal is different - so check with your doctor. But definitely don't scare yourself or her by poking around too much on the internet. I did that and was terrified about taking the tamoxifen. But it hasn't been a big deal.

Trystan has been really open with everything - and I'm pretty sure she would be fine with it. If it comes to it, you can always give me your email and I can write her a note and let her contact you.

I really think there's a very good chance your mom won't need any of that info. :-)