2 Weeks Ago

My surgery was 2 weeks ago today, on June 13th (Friday no less). Didn't realize that was going to be a bad day for me being on Friday the 13th and all but it was. I don't remember the 6 days after my surgery because I ended up flat lining and needing CPR to come back. I was given 2-3 units of blood and at one time had 11 lines in me at the same time. I was cooled to 92 degrees to keep my brain functioning. I apparently had a seizure and now am on seizure medications for a short time. My family came from Iowa to be by my side as I laid in the ICU bed waiting to wake up. My mom is still here helping us out and meals are coming daily from the care calendar set up by my good friend Shelly Blest. My dad had to leave this past Wednesday to get back to work. I still have 4 drains, 2 weeks out, and just learned that I will have to have another surgery next week to repair one of the breasts that the tissue has died. I am all bruised up and my drains continue to put out a lot of fluid so they can't come out just yet.  I'm very nervous to go under the knife and anesthesia again. No one seems to know why all this happened which scares me because it could always happen again. I have had so much support throughout this whole ordeal. I really feel loved by all my family and friends. Chemo starts July 7th and between now and then I have a doctor appointment every day it seems with another specialty or labwork or preop. It's too much! I'm very nervous about chemo. I will have 3 different chemo drugs every 3 weeks for 4 weeks then switch to 1 chemo drug weekly for 12 weeks. Then maybe radiation. I have to ask my radiation oncologist on July 8th about that. I expect my hair to fall out by my second treatment on July 28th. I'm trying to take 8 weeks of FMLA after all I went through and having to have a second surgery. I pray that they help me out with that. Dr. Gill's NP said she would help me with the paperwork.