Benign! Hell, yeah!

I went to the hospital today to have a nurse remove the staples from my head - by the way, I had my friend Angie recount my staples for me and I actually had 23... 2 more than I had counted - Anyway, having the staples out was not only completely painless but I couldn't feel anything when she pulled them out. Not even a tickle. The only bad news is that she told me to wait until tomorrow to wash my hair. Oh well, what's another day after twelve days. Why not make it a lucky thirteen?

The big news is that the nurse was able to get me in to talk to my surgeon about the results of the pathology test. The doctor had always been really confident that the tumor was benign (not caner) and I'm very happy to announce that the test results have confirmed that!!!! Yay! I was just really unlucky to have had breast cancer and then get this other tumor that was completely unrelated. So, now my noggin will be monitored via MRIs for the next 20 years to make sure that nothing sprouts up again (I sound like a possible chia pet). I already get 2 MRIs a year for my breast cancer screaning, so I will probably add another 3 or 4 MRIs of my head this year and then slowly the doctor will drop them back to one every couple of years. I've had about ten MRIs in the past three years. I am glad that someone is monitoring me. It makes me feel like it is less likely that something will get missed in the future and that I don't have to advocate or insist on a test when I feel like something is unusual.

So happy! It's hard to go through a situation like this but when the results are good it makes me feel so fantastic. I can look back on the experience and remember all the love I had from friends and family. These kind of things definitely change a person and I think it is usually for the better.

Happy day!

And today I will leave you with a picture of my head taken last night before all the staples were taken out. Remember, I haven't been able to wash/brush my hair since February 1st.