Viva Mexico

Enough about surgeries, recovery, and treatment … I just realized I never posted about our vacation last month! We spent 5 days at the Oasis Tulum in Mexico. It’s located just over an hour south of Cancun and is known for some of the most beautiful beaches in Mexico. Jonathan and I had been planning a “post-treatment” vacation since last fall and finally decided on this resort, we also decided that little man was going to go with us. I know some people thought we were crazy for taking a toddler to Mexico but you never know what tomorrow holds and I wanted to make sure I was able to share these memories and celebrate the last year with both of my boys. He did amazing and loved every minute of the trip. We feed the fish in the ocean, took a boat trip, saw the ruins, watched a fire show, swam, drank “smoothies”, ate ice cream almost every night, and saw all kinds of neat animals. Here are some pictures from our trip…

Post Op Report

In the words of my awesome OB, my hysterectomy went “perfectly”!  The surgery took about two hours and after spending what seemed like the entire afternoon in recovery, I was moved to my private room at the SurgiCenter. If you have to have surgery, the SurgiCenter is the place to be. My room was way nicer than a hospital room – private, flat screen TV, carpet, leather chairs and since I was the only overnight patient that day, one-on-one care from the nurse! They sent me home Friday morning and I spent most of the weekend in bed or on the couch with my pain medication within reach. By Monday, I no longer needed pain medication and by Tuesday, I was back to driving and getting out of the house. I spent the week working from home but after my follow-up appointment a week and a half later, it was life as normal. That’s the benefit to having this surgery laparoscopically and not abdominally. At this point, I’ve haven’t experienced many side effects from the surgery but they are sneaky and can take some time to show up so we’ll have to see. 

On June 10^th, I received my last infusion of Herceptin. This officially marks the end of my chemo treatments!!! I will continue to see my oncologist every 3-4 months for the next year and will have another CAT scan in six months. My oncologist said she was optimistic about my long-term recovery but please continue to pray that I remain cancer-free!