My mom is currently handling the situation very well. It is hard mentally but we have stayed ahead with the pain meds so the pain hasn’t set in 100%. For me it is mentally hard as well just seeing my mom go through this when she doesn’t deserve it.
She has her post op appointment today and the pathologist should get the results back my the end of next week. So we are just hoping no chemo or radiation is needed. My dad has been good with keeping track of the meds every six hours, we are trying to push it to eight but we also don’t want to get behind of the pain.
She has been having to sleep on the couch elevated, but she got to the point where she can walk around and go to the bathroom. About two more rough days we are thinking then the recovery process should start to move fast.
This is the first time I have looked in the stands at a game and haven’t seen my mom watching so against Erie that was mentally hard because all of my AAU coaches were there and my teammate’s parents.
All of my club teammate’s moms made a plan to bring a dinner dish twice a week which is really thoughtful and means a lot to my mom just knowing people care for her.
If the pathologist comes out negative then the next step is to wait until the healing is complete and the doctors know there is no more cancer. In about six months the reconstruction surgery can be done, but even after that for the next few years tests need to be done consistently since the cancer is invasive.
All me and my dad can do is just pray and be there for her when she needs us, and for her it is hard to ask for help. She doesn’t want to be a burden to anyone which is affecting her the most right now, and she is scared to look at herself. But, this is the process that was ultimately to best for her and highest chances of no more cancer in the future.
