My stitches look good and a lot of the glue has come off. The inked “yes” by my port site is gone. I still feel pain by the side of my breast/my underarm, but it has already lessened compared to the beginning. I was switched to a new blood thinner medication due to the nausea,…

My hand is still a bit swollen; I guess it won’t go down overnight. Dr. McAuliffe said to keep my arm elevated when possible. She notified Dr. Brufsky about the DVT and he too found it very unusual. Of course the blood thinner medication is making me nauseous, when it supposedly doesn’t have any side…

Yesterday I noticed that my right hand was slightly swollen. You really have to look closely to see it. I messaged my surgeon to be on the safe side. The nurse and I traded messages today; she had me send a picture of my hands. She could see the swelling and said she wanted to…

I was wondering why my left wrist hurt so much. I finally realized this morning — it’s where the IV was. Duh! I’ve been sleeping a lot and trying to stay on top of the pain, which is mostly tolerable. My right hand is slightly swollen – I don’t know if that’s normal. I have…

I forgot to mention the surgery itself went smoothly! As expected, only one lymph node was removed for testing. The results won’t come back for a while. It could be as short as two days or a lot longer, depending on the lab staffing.