This week my husband Thomas had a biopsy on a knot inside his neck.
It’s cancer.
He grew up on a farm and often worked in the sun.
The last 10 or so years he has had quite a few skin cancers removed.
About 2 or 3 years ago he had a squamos cell removed from behind his ear. The knot is right below that area. The docs think that some of the Squamos cells remained behind and set up housekeeping in his neck.
Monday he is having surgery to remove the cancer and all of his lymph nodes in his neck area.
Not sure how that will turn out.
He will be in the hospital at least 2 days and maybe even longer.
I have Mon and Tue off and a sub who knows how to work with my students is coming so I won’t have to worry about what’s happening in the classroom.
He’s on the prayer list at work.
Most of my stuff is ready for the sub but there are a few loose ends that I need to take care of so it’s back to work tomorrow to finish those tasks.
My original plan had been to post here daily but often times I’m to tired to get on the computer so I need to revise that goal.
I think Accountability is important but every work day is unrealistic so I will try for 2-3 days a Mon -Fri.
I will probably do a catch up type of post.
On the weekend I will try to make it each day.
Accountability:
Food: I have did well this week but still need to improve.
On days that I eat a good snack I don’t food hunt and munch until and beyond supper.
If I don’t eat a good snack then I food hunt and eat eat eat.
So next week I need to plan a good snack so I can remain in control every day around supper time.
Exercise: I lift a child several times a day. He weighs about 50 lbs so I think I can count that as strength training.
I have walked quite a bit this week.
Never made it to the pool.
Once Thomas is out of the hospital and doesn’t need me to rush home in the evening I’ll try for the pool
Glucose Checks: I did really good!!
I remembered to check and did that 2 to 3 times a day.
My numbers were really good this week.
Water: 64 ozs most days. I think that 60 ozs is a more realistic goal
Thanks to the hernia I fill up fast and feel water logged at 64 ozs unless I’m really really thirsty.
brn
so sorry about your husbands surgery. please take care of yourself even during these really trying times. good luck and stay strong!
Sending thoughts and prayers to you and your family. And congratulations for taking good care of yourself in the midst of all the stress the illness of a loved one brings.
Thank you Joe and Kelly.
Thank you lotsofshots
Sending thoughts and prayers for you and for your family at this stressful time. Thanks for posting to the site and please keep us in the loop about how things are going and how you are doing. Blessings to you… D
Oh My, in this time of worry try to keep Hope & Faith in your Heart:) My thoughts and Prayers will be for you and your Husband and familys.
Please take care of you, his Dr will take good care of him:)
Best of luck! Glad he got it checked out and hopefully everything turns out negative except the knot!