Update

So I got good and bad news today.

My PET scan showed the angry lymph node, of course.  It also showed two suspicious spots in one of my lungs.  These things are too small to "do anything about" right now, so we are just gonna have to watch them and wait.  The good news is that I am otherwise cancer-free.

I am also in for a much larger surgery than I suspected.  Not only is the lump getting 86'd, but pretty much ALL of the lymph nodes in the right half of my neck are being shown the door.  I'll have a pretty big scar on the side of my neck, but nothing that a bitchin' neck tat won't take care of.  I saw a chick at the DMV last year who had "SEXY HO" and a rose tatted on her neck.  She is my inspiration.  (Oh, if only my mom read my Blob.  My phone would be blowing up right now).  :)

So, that means about 10 days out of work, according to Dr Hooks, the oncological surgeon.  I figure I'll take half that.  I'm tough, and I can't afford to be out that long.  I'll have a surgical drain poking out, but I can wear a turtleneck in June.  Or a dickie.  Or an ascot.

(I am actually pretty scared but trying to stay upbeat.  Dr S said to take as much time as I need.  Thanks for all your prayers... and let's focus on the good news that I am not totally cancer-addled, and taking this lump out is not merely polishing the brass on the Titanic).

Thanks for listening, and I promise to update you all here more often.

Love,

KC