Thursday, January 1, 2009
Day 2
Well, today I just vegged out. Read a little from the materials the Breast Care Coordinator gave us. Made sure I understood what the lumpectomy is all about. Learned more about Sentinel nodes and radiation therapy. All very interesting. I listened to the guided imagery CD yesterday. It was very hypnotic. No wonder it has a warning on it just the like drugs do, "do not listen to this and operate machinery at the same time". I will definitely continue to listen to this CD. It is supposed to help with healing and pain management. I'm game. Monday I go in to nuclear medicine for a dye injection so they can locate the sentinel node during the lumpectomy on Tuesday. I am also expecting a call from the anesthesiologist on Monday and we will discuss the type of anesthetic I will be using. I think I would prefer a local if I can listen to music on my ipod but if I have to be distracted by operation room chatter I guess I will go for a general. Unless I don't. They don't have me scheduled for a precise time yet. They won't know until Monday so I am not planning on going to work. I will be too distracted with the phone calls I will be waiting for. And thus ends another day.
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Sounds like a very cool cd! And even if they won't let you have your Ipod (sanitary reasons?), maybe they would pipe in your selections and keep their yaps shut.
ReplyDeleteI was just reading about childbirth prep meditation cds; they keep stressing not to listen to them on the way to the hospital. ;-) Can you ask for a twilight anesthesia? Doesn't completely knock you out like a general, but gives you a lovely sort of amnesia.
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