Port removal

Yesterday I got my port removed! I was really excited and not nervous at all. I had Sam drop me off on his way to work at 7:20 ish. My surgery was scheduled for 10 am but they wanted me there early to do paperwork and get prepped. They didn't end up taking me back for prep until around 10:15 and then I had to wait in another area for a while. They scrubbed around my port twice before bringing me to the surgery room at around 11. They scrubbed me down some more before draping me. I got some "twilight" by IV and lidocaine injected around my port. I still had feeling when they started cutting so I flinched and they gave me more twilight. It made me super sleepy and I almost passed out but the surgeon was tugging around in my chest and talking to the nurses about dogs and vacations.
The whole thing went by pretty quick. They put stitches under my skin and then used glue to hold my skin together. They bandaged me up and brought me to post-op so they could monitor me for 1 hour. Granddaddy came to pick me up and I was feeling great. I had no pain at all but was starving since I had to fast before the surgery. We stopped for lunch at a Mexican restaurant in town and it was so good. I got some cheese enchiladas and was so hungry that I devoured them in just a few minutes. While we were eating I started to feel some pain where they made the incision. By the time we got home it was worse. I tried to take a nap because I was exhausted but the pain was making it hard. I took some Tylenol and advil when Sam got home around 5 which sort of helped. I was pretty uncomfortable trying to sleep last night but by this morning the pain was much less. It was itchy today and I'd occasionally have an achy feeling there so it wasn't too bad. I get to take my bandage off tomorrow afternoon and take a shower! Sam and I are going to a wedding tomorrow so I hope it's not too scary looking.
It already feels better not having to deal with my port anymore. I can move my neck around more and don't get that really freaky feeling of the tube moving around in there. I'm just so glad to finally be free of it all. Free of the cancer, free of the port, free of the constant worry and fear.

Peace. Love. FUCK CANCER!