Going back to work today. Half days today, tomorrow, and Friday. Full days next week, but I'm taking next Wednesday off for my birthday. 47. The fact that I never thought I'd make it to 46 - let alone 47 - is a whole existential dread thing that comes from the fact that Cancer has been my personal boogie man my entire life. That's a story for another time or maybe not at all.

But... I had my post op appointment with my surgeon last week and got good news:

• clean sentinel (lymph) nodes, meaning the cancer had not spread before we found it;
• clear margins on the tumor they removed, meaning that they got the whole tumor and I won't have to have a second surgery.

Up next...

• An appointment with a medical oncologist (to decide if chemotherapy is needed)
• An appointment with a radiation oncologist (to figure out if radiation is next)
• Keep on keeping on.