Post-surgery

Well here I am! I survived and came out the other side without at uterus and with larger breasts!

I definitely don't feel 100%, but it's only been a day, so why would I? The pain medications help a lot and the nurses here are amazing!  I'm definitely grateful for them.

I felt so loved yesterday, have a gathering of people waiting for me when I got out of surgery. Brian (of course), Elizabeth, Susan, Bill, Kathy and my Dad. It is a nice feeling to know that people are cheering for me. Probably 50 people texted and almost 100 wrote on my Facebook page. I guess you find out who really loves you when you go through something like this.

It's hard right now. I have some pain in my belly and I am really worried about the hormone therapy. I am worried about gaining weight and about not having energy. I'm worried that my quality of life will not return to what it was. I also wonder, however, if it is mind over matter with these things and I can do anything I want to if I put my mind to it.  I hope that's true!

I really just wanted to write these feelings down - mostly for myself. I'm not sad like I thought I would be. Actually, I thought I would cry all day after having it removed, but I'm okay. I feel relieved in a strange way. I'm relieved that it's gone and that I don't have to worry anymore.  It's one box I can check that brings me one step closer to living a long and happy life and being a pain in my children's behinds. <3 a="" and="" babied.="" be="" behind.="" being="" forgot="" here="" i="" in="" it="" kathey="" last="" like="" loving="" mean="" miss="" mom="" most="" my="" night="" of="" p="" pain="" susie="" that="" the="" to="" was="" way.="" were="" what="">