Port is out!!!

Yea!!! My "port-a-cath" was removed on Thursday. That's a big huge woohoo for me.

The port has been painful and annoying the entire 15 months it's been in, so I'm excited about it being out.

However, the best reason is that I don't need it anymore!!!!

I'll still have blood work done when I go for my 3 month checkups (from a vein - NOT my first choice) - but I've survived everything else, so guess I'll survive that.

The removal was quick - the pre and post stuff at the hospital was not.... so it took a full day.

I'm sore and it aches, but not much worse than when it was in. Can't lift or reach much yet - but that will come.

I've reached a milestone.

I have 4 years and 2 months left of Arimidex (the little white pill from hell), but I've been blessed not to have had some of the really bad side effects that it can cause.

Oldest son & his family arrive tomorrow for a visit - lots to look forward to.