I had surgery on Tuesday at Mayo Clinic. Checked at 5:30 am and left about 8 pm. It was a long surgery as Dr. Tran carefully reviewed the veins in my left arm and remapped them in such a way that hopefully lymph fluid will be able to start draining in the future. This willContinue reading “Follow Up Lymphatic Arm Surgery”
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A final Update in 2023
I hope this finds you having a wonderful holiday season. I have a number of updates. On Dec 26 I got prepped for Radiation, it’s a processes that involves having your arms above your head for almost an hour as the machine maps your body, completes a CT scan and then you get three tinyContinue reading “A final Update in 2023”
2023 is coming to an end, bring it on
I’m not sad to see 2023 coming to a close, yes, that’s an understatement. What a challenge 2023 has been. It started out amazing, my AS disease was well under control and enjoyed the end of January with an amazing vacation in Hawaii. A dream vacation really. It was certainly the highlight of the year.Continue reading “2023 is coming to an end, bring it on”
Lymph Node Surgery
Yesterday I add Axillary Lymph Node Surgery. They removed all lymph nodes from the left arm pit area. Some of them are under the shoulder blade as well as under the pec muscle in the outer chest area so healing can take time. This week my goal is rest and keeping ahead of the pain.Continue reading “Lymph Node Surgery”
My Journey 