The operation went well. It involved a small (about 4cm) incision in the area between my shoulder and my neck on my right side. For the sake of Arielle I decided to brave it without a general anaestetic and just went with locals and some initial anti anxiety drug. To be honest I surprised myself - I thought I would freak out for 30 minutes feeling all of the pulling and pushing going on but I was fine. They had to use xray to guide them through the vein and I wore a few lead covers over my belly which was rather uncomfortable! Once it was all over I was straight back to eating. Once the locals wore off the pain started and I have been on 4 hourly panadeine since. As long as I dont move I am fine - moving is quite painful though and moving my right arm is not an option - showering had me just about pass out with pain. Apparently the pain will ease in a day or two (fingers crossed). It was done just in time though as the drip that went in for the operation and fluids only lasted 12 hours and they said that was one of the last viable veins they could find.
I went to my ob for a checkup yesterday and all is going well with Arielle. She was kicking and moving about and Brenda is very happy with both our progress. She is starting to kick (Arielle not Brenda) quite a lot now which is reassuring.
So it is home for me today and then back in for chemo again on Monday.
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