The surgery went well on Monday and I’m ready for chemo on Thursday.
My Mom and I got to the hospital at 6:20 am. I was really nervous just for the fact that I have never had any type of surgery before and the lack of sleep from the night before.
We check in and directed to my room. The first attempt to hook up the IV failed and caused nothing but pain and lots of blood in my left arm. The nurses and I joked around that at least this is the last time I have to deal with an IV. Pretty ironic that my IV gets botched when I go in for a port placement!
The nurses finally get the IV going on my right arm with some saline and some antibiotics. At 8am I meet my surgeon and we go over the procedure briefly. I explain to him that I still have a cough from being sick and ask if this can cause problems. He states that if my cough is harsh enough that I can pull the tube right out of my vein so I just need to be aware of my cough and don’t purposely cough hard. That is a scary enough thought to make me not want to cough at all.
They wheel me into the surgery room where it is ice cold. They have me switch beds and thankfully the new bed has a heating blanket. They start hooking up all these sensors to my chest, stomach and legs. Then they shave my chest and start cleaning the area. That’s it…. I don’t remember anything after that.
I woke up in my room and by 12pm -ready to go home. The next couple of days my chest feels like I have a 20lb weight tied to it and moving around, sleeping and especially coughing hurt like hell. But overall I am happy I got the port put it in and anxious to see it in action tomorrow.
Some good news is that the size of the tumor on my neck has gone down considerably. It’s like it is not even there now. I know it’s there and I can still feel it but if I tried to tell a complete stranger that I had a tumor growing on my neck they would think I was crazy. Hopefully the tumors in my chest are going down just as much.
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Jay,
God bless you my brother, you have been through so much. Julie and I will continue to pray for you as you get closer and closer to recovery. Take it easy and I will see you soon.
Much Love,
Joe
Hey Jason,
You are thus far the strongest person I know. You have obviously tackled many obstacles within the past 2 months that I could never imagine going though. You are truly an amazing person.
I want to let you know that I am keeping you in my thoughts and hope the rest of your chemotherapy sessions are not as painful as the first ones.
On behalf of the family here in the Bay and those in Honduras, I wish you the best and I know you will fight though this and maybe we should take a trip to the motherland when this is all over.
Once my college finals for this quarter are over, I plan on making a road trip up there...but keep it on the down-low.
I Love you!!! and miss you too!!!!
-Muah!
-Claudia (aka Titi)
Good luck today Jay! You're friggin rockin' this thing out! Glad to hear the tumor is almost gone. F*&k that thing!! If you feel up to it call me after your treatment today, otherwise I am sure I will hear from Mom. I want call you just in case you are resting.
Love,
JR
Jay,
I just want to tell you how awesome you've been through all this. I'm so grateful how strong you are and that you're a fighter! Every single night I have been and will continue praying for you, that God continues to give you strength, comfort, and peace. I love you cuz!!
Love,
Joanne
Jason,
That is such great news that the port surgery went well and that the tumor is shrinking! Good luck with your chemo today.
Joe, the girls, and I continue to pray that God gives you strength and comfort on your road to recovery.
Much love, and god bless.
Linda
Keep doin' what YOU have to do Jay and everything is going to be fine.
I'm happy the surgery went we, so now you won't have to feel like a pin cushion anymore.
I'll check back later bro, take care,
Keith
Dude:
Sounds to me like to got this thing under control. Way to go! Take it stright on, push it to the side, and then move on. Don't look back. You the man. We could all learn from your will power, strength and determination. Actually, we are. Following this thing I'm sure we are all wondering what we would do if the tables were turned. I say we would be scared off our ass. I would. Could we handle it as well as you do? Maybe. Maybe not. Probably not. Nobody knows. That said and you coming out on top everyday says something. "YOU THE MAN". Our thoughts and prayers are with you everyday always.
Roger & Maria
Hello my Jason i am only trying to see if i can send a message, this is only a test
love you very
mom
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just wrote you this long damn comment and it got erased cuz I didn't fill it out correctly.
This bloody limey bastart bloggin crap. Ok I tried.
I love you. I will see you soon. Sorry it took me so long, you know I'm late for everything. Now I'm late for work. I'll talk to you later!
-LaLi
J Victor,
Sorry it's been awhile since I've been on the blog. I had computer problems. But you are ALWAYS on my mind and in my prayers. I'm glad the surgery went well. I love you so much!!
Talk to you soon,
Misha
Hey cousin,
no matter how far, my love and prayers are always with you. keep smiling,as I smile with you. Pray as I pray with you, Love as I love with you, family will alway be.
love jackie singh
Hi Jay,
Nothing new since Monday? I've been out of touch; got the flu bug for the past 5 days. Robert went to Vegas on Saturday/Sunday for the NASCAR race! Will upload pics on Shutterfly so you can check them out. Hopefully you are feeling fine from your last treatment. Hope to see you Easter week! Love Ronnie
what's this about nascar? do you like that Jay? Hope to see you out here in NC then so we can get a tour of all the shops.
Anyway,
just dropping in to say hi and i'm thinking about you.
Love,
Joanne
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