Holding pattern

On Thursday we had a post op appointment with the plastic surgeon whom I like to call The Reconstructionist. One of the four drains was removed as well as the silver antibiotic tape that stretched horizontally across the middle of each of Heather's breasts.  We kinda miss that look because it made Heather feel like Leeloo from the Fifth Element though I thought it looked like a Wendy O' Williams cover up.  (Fortunately Heather looks much more like Milla Jovovich than Wendy O' Williams!)

Unfortunately on Friday Heather could barely get out of bed.  She has been in a substantial amount of more pain than right after the surgery and she began running a fever.  Thinking it might be an infection in the area of the removed drain the doctor prescribed an antibiotic on Friday but through last night/early this morning Heather has been miserable.  High fever, hot, cold, hot and cold, cold, hot, repeat.

This morning she is a bit more functional though she probably needs to lay very low the rest of the day.

We will know more about the course for chemo once we meet with the Oncologist on Friday 8/16. We really like her and expect that she will continue to be very thorough in her process to treat Heather's cancer most efficiently and effectively.  

We have had an incredible amount of support from family and friends alike and we are very appreciative for the dinners, visits, cards, and help site/blog/Facebook comments and well wishes.  

Not to diminish anyone else's support but Heather's sister, Katie King who lives in rural North Western Michigan, has been with us since a couple of days prior to the surgery and continues to take care of the kids, the house, laundry, cleaning, dishes, food prep, transportation, craft projects, care giving and emotional support to both Heather and I and likely other things I am not even aware of. We can't thank you enough Katie.  

Our good friend Georjean Rossow and her son Alex came to hang out and help with a lot of those things too.  Just having them here to hang out really meant the world to us.  She is also looking for any excuse to come back so we may just find one for her over the next few months.  ;)  Thanks Rick Rossow for letting us borrow them for awhile!

As always...trying to keep you abreast of where we are - Mark