Playing Catch-up

Sorry it's been so long, so heres an overview of what my week has been like.

**Monday, August 26
    At school today, Michael H., a guy I have been going to school with since 6th grade, told me he read my blog. I figured people read it, but I guess I never thought my peers took the time to read it, so that was exciting do me.
      I left school early for my post-op appointment with Dr. Biggerstaff. This post operation appointment was to check up on the incision site on my neck from the surgery to remove my lymph nodes two weeks ago. He wanted to make sure it's healing correctly...which it is! Dr. Biggerstaff said my wound was healing nicely, and just to watch and make sure the area continues to go down and not raise any higher up. At this time, it has the appearance of being swollen in the area as well as the actual scar being raised above that.
     After the appointment my dad took me to get Starbucks which was super nice! I love myself a strawberry's and cream frappuccino!

**Tuesday, August 27
     This is the day my port was put in. I left school around noon to go to the IU North, Carmel site for yet another surgery.  Again, they had to work to get to a vein (using ultra sound). It was painful, but it wasn't as bad as my 2-hour blood draw when they had to use the ultra sound to find an artery. (My veins weren't cooperating that day.)  While at IU North, I got my own room complete with a rolling bed...I didn't have to walk back to the surgery room like I did for my lymph node biopsy. Before the surgery, they showed us what the port looked like and how it was accessed. They ended up putting it in my right side away from where the first surgery scar is.  Now I have 2 scars--one on each side.