Another surgery at UCSF

Today I'm loving the fact that...
I get to spend a lot of time with my wife
My wife is through another step in betting cancer
I get to eat a hot Pastrami sandwich
Had a safe trip from Reno to San Francisco

I'm spending another night at the bedside of the strong, lovely woman that I've been sharing my life with for 13 years. I'm not totally thrilled with the fact that we are back at the UCSF cancer hospital for another surgery on the non healing right breast, but at the same time I'm thinking that we (she) should be closer to getting past this cancer thing, and back to a "normal" life? (whatever normal is anymore?) She flew through this 1.5 hour surgery, and is recovering well. The doctors were very happy with the results of the reconstruction of the infected right breast, and I was excited to hear that they could save the implant. The procedure today was explained as a "clean up" the tissue, and get a better closure of the incision. The internal breast tissue was cleaned out, and new Allograph tissue placed, then sutured in to the healing breast tissue. Post operatively, the doctors said that Lulu should heal uneventfully, and needs to return in 10 days for a wound check and bandage removal. I'm so, so happy that her recovery (so far) is much better then a last months surgery (where Lulu had a difficult time flushing out all of the anesthesia medications). She seems much more perky, less nauseated, and much more alert. One hour after being wheeled out of the recovery area, she was talking on the phone to her kids and mother in Reno.

We have been told that Lulu can return to Reno tomorrow (Friday), after the surgeon comes to follow up with her recovery. I know that both of us will be quite happy to be leaving this hospital after spending much of this last week as guests. I can't believe all that this person has
experienced with this disease? Could we be getting close to the end of the unknowing? I think that is the hardest part of the cancer and it's side effect is the unknown that come along with it? When I had my back surgeries a few short years ago, I knew what the results should be and what to expect, but Lulu doesn't know what is next. And maybe worse, when it might happen? I'm thinking that tomorrow will be the new start for a cancer free, healthy life for this beautiful girl? Lord knows she deserves it.