LYMPH NODE BIOPSY...DONE

All done and home finally!  I got my lymph node biopsy about 1:00 today.  We will get the results on Friday but the doctor said "It doesn't look scary and he is 95% sure it will be clear!"  So we are focusing on that unless we hear differently on Friday.  I have an ice-pack in my armpit and feeling pretty good...I didn't take the Valium before surgery to help me relax because I didn't want to be more out of it than I had to be. I had to get benadryl/hydrocortisone in my IV because I am allergic to sulfa and that helped me relax a bit!  I  couldn't wait to put makeup on my face, lotion on my hands, contacs in my eyes and food in my mouth so I would feel like a real person...pretzels never tasted so good! I like to think of today as a practice run for Monday--I will be going to the same place, talking with the same people and thinking "I have been here before."  Hopefully that will add a sense of calmness and ease to the day!  I was so relieved it was over when I woke up :) :)  Thank you so much for your prayers.  I knew they were there because I could feel them!