"Goodbye Drains!"

Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 am. Was supposed to get my drains taken out today, but I noticed a red ring around the arm drain and it was super sore...called the doctor and they told me to come in yesterday...drains were removed and I must say, it was not fun, and I am very strong with pain. Came home and had to take two pain pills. I only took one pain pill after coming home from having my mastectomy. I woke up this morning and I felt like someone had pulled every muscle in my right arm and chest...I guess those drains had began to become part of my body and didn't like being "yanked out!" Have to say, it's some better though, soaking the holes with Epson salt on the advice of the doctor. I suppose one might say that from today til next Wednesday is the "calm before the storm." We will meet with my doctor on Wednesday, for all the scary particulars of what the path report found, then I'll be scheduled for a "port," then chemo and whatever else will be my treatment. You know when you buy a new car and then all you see is the same car, but before you never noticed them...well, that's the way it is with breast cancer...I'm meeting sooo many people who have gone through this same nightmare. I still wake up in the mornings,open my eyes and wonder if it was all a dream. My doctor told us from the beginning that cancer will change my life and cause me to not take anything for granted...I'm beginning to understand what he meant.