An update........

Well folks, today was the big day and Alex did AMAZING!!!!!!! It was a very long day, but Alex is now resting comfortably at the hospital. She is very nauseous from the anesthesia but some color is back in her face and she seems to be in minimal pain. Tonight and tomorrow could be rough on her pain wise as the medication wears off, but so far so good.

I have to say that the doctors and nurses at Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville are simply amazing. They are taking such good care of her and of my mother in law and me as well. They are attentive, compassionate and are treating her with the utmost respect. I really cannot say enough about them and if you are in Jacksonville, Baptist is really the only place to go to have cancer treatment. The hospital is very modern and again, the level of care is simply the best.

So, ideally she will come home tomorrow afternoon. BUT, if she is still experiencing nausea and is not getting around well, (Which she is now) then I will push for her to stay for another night. By law after major surgery, a patient can stay for three nights. Personally, I think the insurance companies are on CRACK if they want someone who has just had a mastectomy to be in the hospital for just over 24 hours. This is MAJOR surgery and it needs to be treated as such. That is my rant for the night.......

Until later, that is all.......