Once again, plans change

Got up this morning, ate, took a sponge bath (I'm not allowed to shower until the bandages are off my breast), and, as directed by my radiation oncologis, took some painkillers and anti-anxiety pills.  Went over to the RO dept at Good Sam at 8.  The plan was that they would take out the balloon Dr. Johnson put in during surgery, replace it with one they can use for radiation therapy, and give me my first radiation treatment.  When I get there they don't have the final report yet from pathology.  

They suggest I kill a few hours--and then they have an inspiration and send me to Green Gables House.  It's this sweet little house on the corner of NW 22nd and Northrup for patients with cancer or families of cancer patients.  Patients or famiies can stay there during treatment at Good Sam, or if they need a place to hang for a few hours.  It's cute from the outside, and really comfy and welcoming inside.  Anyway, I pick the little room with a TV and two big recliners where I sleep for a few hours, watch a little of "The View" (my guilty pleasure) and get the call to go back to the RO Dept.  

I get back to RO, where they have the final reports from pathology.  Good news:  The sentinel nodes are still testing negative, so I can put that worry to bed.  Bad news: The lumpectomy didn't get all the cancer, so I have to do it again, and we can't start radiation.  Damn damn damn.  

So they take out the balloon, wrap me in my tube-top again, and send me off.  I go to Dr. Johnson's office, where they tell me I'm scheduled for surgery on Monday, May 11 in mid-morning.  She doesn't usually do surgery on Mondays, but she will for me, which is awesome.  While I would rather not have to wait a week, she's out of town the early part of next week (the week of the 4th), and her schedule for the rest of the week is already overbooked.  

So what now?  I'm not ready to go back to work yet (still recovering from the surgery), so I guess I'll spend next week recovering and creaking--I have to go off of my arthritis meds again before the surgery because they increase bleeding.  I don't know the detailed schedule yet.  They'll probably keep me overnight again, but I don't know how soon they can start radiation after the surgery.  Meanwhile, the lab is still working on the DNA analysis of the tumor, so we'll know what chemo I should get by the end of next week or so.  

As always, I'll keep you posted!