This day one year ago Chelsea under went a major operation to remove a cancer tumor from her upper left arm. I remember it so well. I was terrified and was not able to sleep the night before. We did not know for sure how the surgery would go. We did not know if she would be able to keep her arm or not and if they would be able to get all of the cancer and if the margins would be negative. Chelsea was so brave that morning of her surgery. She told my mom that she was ready. They took her back at 730 and we did not see her again until 9 hrs later. It was a day like no other and the fear made me sick. There was a whole team of very dedicated and top notch doctors with her. After her surgery, they took her to ICU. She was in so much pain and so swollen. I could not even see her eyes and her fingers where unrecognizable. She would cry and sometime scream because she could not see and she was hurting so much. They had to remove the humerous and most of her muscles in her upper arm. They replaced it with a prosthesis . After the surgery, her arm was placed on a huge pillow which set on her chest and she felt like she was suffocating. The pain was overwhelming and she cried so much and screamed because the pain medicine was not working. She was so afraid because she was not able to see from all the swelling. She was pale and I was so afraid. Tom and I set by her bed all night in ICU because she cried all night. As a mom, I felt so helpless because I was unable to take away her pain and I wanted nothing more than to hold her but I couldnt. She was unable to get comfortable and the pain would not subside. I was not happy the ICU nurses but they are not used to very vocal patience either lol. She spiked a fever and that was very scary. She also had to be reminded to breath because she had been under for so long which she was not happy about because it hurt. She was eventually placed on a pain pump which helped some. That day was longest day of my life. It was so hard seeing her in so much pain. This week was the hardest week because Chelsea was in so much pain and just seeing her in that much pain torn me up inside. I slept only 20 hrs in seven days and never left her side. My mom would sit with her while a caught a couple of hours of sleep. This day was a nightmare and a blessing at the same time. They were able to remove the tumor and the margins were negative and the tumor was 75% dead. She also was able to keep her arm. She is a real trooper and a fighter. Tom and I just wanted to Thank St Jude and the Doctors, my mom and my friend Misti for being there. and all of our family and friends would texted all day. Thank you Sweet Jesus for your amazing healing powers!!!
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:30:50 +0000
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