After surgery

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3. All good news

Be prepared to have them suggest you do some chemo anyway, although they may be suggesting a less than aggressive schedule for you. Margins and tests don't always "catch" everything and they often suggest chemo to "make sure". And in this day and age, some of the less aggressive forms won't have your hair falling out. You may experience other really fun things like loss of appetite and exhaustion though. Ask your doctors, they can give you some idea if they suggest this.

But don't take this suggestion, if they make it, as some sort of set back. You're headed in the right direction and all of your news is good so far. "Take the win" as athletes often say. And your right about the pain pills. In the end, if you're not in pain, and won't be, skip them. Just don't be "too" brave about it. If the pain starts to kick in, take 'em. With pain meds, especially the non-opioid kind, it can take a while for them to "get ahead" of the pain.

Take the win, enjoy the good news, send some positive vibes your own way. It will all help no matter what.