Cancer hates love

15th August 2024

It has been a joy to be home since Saturday the 11th of August with no drains. The days have passed in a blur of cuddles routine and a bit of domestic bliss. All dabbed with rest and relaxing, where and when possible.
I really enjoy normality like walking kids to school every morning.

Thursday the 15th of August was my checkup post surgery meeting and I was a little torn. Part of me wanted to know how the surgery recovery is going and even more what are the pathological results (has my cancer spread or not?).
Another part of me was ignorance is bliss and to not think about the potential next steps (Chemo/radiation).

But it is a massive WIN, I'm cancer free!!!!!

Not only the surgeon is amazed by her work (to be honest, she did an incredibly good job), and my healing is going very well, but the pathological results are great too.
It showed only one cancerous tumour instead of 3, much smaller than expected and the most important is that it hasn't spread. The biopsies of 7 lymph nodes on both sides were clear, so no spread, so cancer all removed with surgery.

Now the waiting game is back on as I have an oncologist appointment next week to discuss the second phase (chemo and or immunotherapy), but for the moment I focus on this big win and on my recovery. One day at a time.
I'm sure it will come soon enough 🙄😁

A massive thanks for all your support and kindness much appreciated. 



Version Française 

15 août 2024 

C'est une joie d'être à la maison depuis samedi 11 août sans drains. Les journées se sont écoulées dans une routine de câlins et de bonheur domestique. La normalité est très appréciée, surtout les accompagnements à pied des enfants à l'école tout les matins qui me permettent de respirer.
Le tout tamponné de repos et de détente quand cela est possible.

Jeudi 15 août, c'était mon premier RDV après l'opération et j'étais un peu partagée. Une partie de moi voulait savoir comment se déroulait la récupération chirurgicale et encore plus quels étaient les résultats pathologiques (mon cancer s'est-il propagé ou non ?). Une autre partie de moi se disait que l'ignorance est un bonheur (ne pas penser aux prochaines étapes chimio/radiothérapie). 

Mais aujourd'hui c'est une victoire massive: je n'ai plus de cancer !!!!! 

Non seulement la chirurgienne est époustouflée par son travail (pour être honnête, elle a fait un travail incroyable), et ma guérison se passe très bien, mais les résultats pathologiques sont également excellents. Ils n'ont montré qu'une seule tumeur cancéreuse au lieu de 3, beaucoup plus petite que prévue et le plus important c'est qu'elle ne s'est pas propagée. Les biopsies de 7 ganglions lymphatiques des deux côtés étaient claires, donc aucune propagation, donc le cancer a été entièrement éliminé par chirurgie. 

Maintenant, le jeu de l'attente reprend puisque j'ai rendez-vous avec un oncologue la semaine prochaine pour discuter de la deuxième phase du traitement (chimiothérapie et/ou immunothérapie). Mais pour le moment je vais me concentrer sur cette grande victoire et sur mon rétablissement. Un jour à la fois. Je suis sûr que cela arrivera assez tôt 🙄😁 

Un immense merci pour tout votre soutien et votre gentillesse très appréciés.

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