Very happy to report that all is well with me! I had my big surgery back in August and my recovery is going along fine. It was indeed a major surgery - 11 hours on the table, and many weeks stuck in bed afterward waiting for the incisions to heal - but I didn't have any serious complications. (Just some minor ones. For example, I've never had trouble with surgical tape before, but in the aftermath of this surgery, my skin suddenly decided that all types of adhesive were the work of the devil. I was blistering up under most types of tape like a vampire exposed to holy water. This was decidedly not awesome, especially with a huge hip to hip abdominal incision that needed dressings on it to stay protected and closed. But! With some creativity on the part of the medical team, I made it through without any infection or other more serious trouble.)
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| A certain bed hog dog kept thinking the comfy pillows were all for him |
Now my incisions are finally healed over, I'm back at work, and in another week, I get to start on rebuilding my core muscles and regaining fitness. Can't wait to get out on trails again. Best of all, the pathology report on removed tissue and lymph nodes showed no sign of any higher stage cancer, whew. I'm in the clear until my next follow up scan, which will be early next year. I'm delighted to not have to think about it anymore until then.
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| Enjoying some winter sunshine with my husband at a beach near Dunedin |
Thanks so much to all of you who messaged me with book and TV show recommendations. That definitely helped keep me happy and distracted during the long recovery. Now that I've got some energy and mental focus back, I've started writing again, and I'm finally getting off my butt to seek a cover artist for The White Serpent. I'm also exploring the possibility of finally getting an audiobook made for The Labyrinth of Flame. I've always felt bad when audiobook fans email me asking why the final volume of the series isn't available. It would be cool to fix that.
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