Back at Home

We made it back home from Boston Saturday afternoon. Everyone was glad to be back in Skaneateles. Robin is recovering well but she hates the two drains that are in place. They exit under each armpit and are extremely painful and uncomfortable. She is not able to do much for herself and this is really discouraging to her. Hopefully they can be removed later this week.

The kids had a great time in Boston. They got to visit the Science Museum twice, the Children's Museum, the Boston Duck Tour, and other neat places. It really was a nice getaway for them while we were dealing with the hospital and recovery.

More information about the actual surgery...the breast surgeon said she was not able to visualize the tumor well when she removed it. She has to get the pathology report to determine what size tumor we are dealing with. Final pathology results should be available sometime this week. If the lymph nodes are confirmed negative and the tumor is not large, Robin should not have to have any radiation therapy.

So this coming Thursday morning we are leaving again for Boston to meet with plastic surgeon for a follow-up appointment. We plan to spend the night and come back Friday.

And the following Thursday (April 18th), we will go back to Boston to meet with the oncologist there to decide on the treatment plan. Most likely, the chemotherapy will begin shortly after this visit. We plan to get the chemotherapy administered locally at her oncology office in Syracuse.