High Yellow

Well I snooped.  You knew I would.  I checked my online medical records and read the path report.  I'm no doctor so I will wait for the official notice but the pathology report basically said the lump was cancerous (we knew that already) but that there were no "large" cells which is a good thing.  It was diagnosed as Low Grade Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  To me, that means it is back to the non-aggressive type which is a very good thing. 

What doesn't make sense to me is how I can go from Low Grade to Grade 3 back to Low Grade.  It is a great question for Dr. L.  I don't have an appointment with him until January.  I don't know that I need to rush in to hear the lab results from him.  Dr. S will give them to me when I get my stitches out Friday.  But if Dr. L wants to see me, they will call me and get me scheduled.  While I am not excited to keep growing lumps, I find a sense of relief that it wasn't aggressive again but I am curious what that means and how that can happen.

As far as healing, I'm doing good.  The last several days have been pretty ugly.  I did have my Mammogram on Monday.  I decided to wear my big sunglasses to keep the stares to a minimum.  Once I was taken back to the procedure area, I did take them off.  Then I decided to go to the grocery store and I wore them the whole time.  That worked okay.  So much so, I went back to the store yesterday with the glasses again.  What is really funny is for some reason, I can't see as well with sunglasses on but I'm making it work.  It felt good to leave the house.

Here is what it looks like  now.  I am calling it "High Yellow" because some of the bruising has turned yellow which is part of healing.  Hopefully the photo doesn't cross the "gross" line for you.  Just be glad I didn't share the last several days photos.  Just know if this looks better, it was way worse before.  I am still swollen and numb around my eyebrow.  I have a funny dent where the lump was (where my eyebrow looks darker...is really the dent).  I sure hope that fixes itself.

Still no pain....well except when I touch it....so I don't touch it at all.

I'm getting ready to cook Thanksgiving for Dad and me.  I am planning to cook just a breast and a leg so it should be very easy but hopefully delicious.  We are having all our favorite sides.  I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving.  It is kind of corny but I'll take advantage of this opportunity to thank each of you for your love and support.  I really do appreciate you and thank you for being so special to  me.

Happy Thanksgiving!