The word for the day is "Remarkable"

Had my appointment today to have the staples removed, not a pleasant experience at all. The good part though was that Dr Wise said I am doing remarkable. :) So good in fact that I will be returning to work 2 weeks ahead of when I previously planned, looks like possibly April 8th. And no that is not me pushing it, the Dr. is the one throwing that out there! I am feeling even better with the staples out and he tells me the difference between how I feel today and how I will feel next week will be huge. So that makes me feel good about the fact I will aggressively continue to feel better. I have been doing everything I was told to do, rest, eat & sleep and of course all of your well wishes & prayers are obviously being heard. I get to start adding things back in to my diet, one at a time to see how my new digestive track reacts to them. I won't be able to lift anything over 5lbs for 6 weeks and as long as I am doing desk work he thinks work would be good for me. It's going to take up to 6 months to get my full energy back but I can adjust to that. I have an appointment scheduled for Friday with the oncologist to get a second opinion on the chemo treatment. Dr Wise said he would like one, I trust whatever he feels is best. How wonderful would it be to hear that I wouldn't need to go through chemo and that in 2 weeks I could start putting this behind me. Either way I will deal with whatever comes next.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the many, many friends that have made meals, sent gift cards & words of encouragement. It has made things so much easier for all of us, so much that thank you doesn't seem like enough.
The kids are on Spring break this week and Christian will be coming home tomorrow for a few days. It will be nice to have everyone home as I am recouping. All we need is some nicer weather to make things perfect!