OUCH!!

Hi everyone...it's been several days. We have been busy busy with soccer games this weekend and I haven't exactly been feeling up to par. On Thursday, I had my port put in. Overall, everything went well. When they did my initial IV for my port surgery, they insisted on it being in my hand. I told them they wouldn't get a good stick...yeah thanks mom for those veins that look good then magically disappear when the needle goes in! She stuck me about 5 times until she thought she had a good line....but she didn't listen.  I kept telling the nurse it hurt but she said it was good.  When they were giving me my feel good medicine...I beckoned the anesthesiologist...waved him to bend down and whispered to him...you might need to check this IV because it ain't right. I'm just saying! He thought I was just talking out the right side of my loopy ass (yes right side I chose you this time).

Well...when I woke up, guess where my IV was? On the inside of my elbow!! Exactly where I told them to put it in the first place.  In the middle of surgery, they had to move it.  So my entire arm from my fingers to my elbow were swollen from the fluid draining directly into my tissue.  It hurt like H-E-double hockey sticks!!  Now I look like a heroin addict with tracks up and down my entire left arm.

Now for my right side....They placed a port just below my collar bone.  This is how I will receive my chemo treatments and any blood work that needs to be done will be taken from that sight vs. running a new IV line each time and damaging tissue (like they already did once).  Man...does that hurt.  It felt like my chest bone, collar bone, and shoulder were broke.  I thought I was going to work on Friday, but the surgeon shot me down on that one.  I am glad he did because I was hurting on Friday...did too much yesterday and now I am paying for it a little.  All that being said, I am ready to go...ready to start treatment and get it out ASAP.

Thanks for all the inspiring messages...thoughts and prayers.  I am a strong girl...but each and everyone of you make me stronger!!  I am so blessed to have so many wonderful people in my corner!