Smashing Success!!

Today began Heather's full recovery from breast cancer. It started this morning at 8:30 with lab work and nuclear imaging to highlight the lymph nodes during her surgery. She went into the OR at 1:30 p.m. An hour later we got a call from the nurse with great news. Heather's sentinel node was clear and no other nodes needed to be removed. About an hour later, Dr. Jew delivered more great news. She said the mastectomy was successful and the conditions were optimal for Dr. Rast (her plastic surgeon) to reconstruct the breasts and install the implants. The operations took two and a half hours from beginning to completion. Afterwards, Dr. Rast called it "amazing" to have the perfect conditions to complete the implants. He said it would eliminate the need for other reconstructive surgeries later. Heather acknowledged us with a wink and a nod as she was wheeled to her room around 5:00 p.m. She's now sleeping peacefully. The family wishes to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.