On my way

[Bucket Head]

Dave,

Very happy to hear things went well!

Steve

[Haynes Forest Products]

Crap OK I wont use the edit option just so you can make fun of me. Surprised a bunch of sugar maker could catch a simple spellllling erroe.

[maple flats]

Yea, Haynes, I often have that auto correct problem when texting. I don't notice that auto correct made it incorrect until after I hit send. I've even gotten inappropriate texts from friends that are way out of character for them, then they text again with the right text. Things like this help lift the day and break any monotony.
By the way, yesterday was a big improvement for me. It was the first day I could get up out of my recliner without assistance. My first real shower since surgery was a big plus too. And I slept 2 nights in a row now without needing to get up during the night, that is another plus. Today, I'm home alone, my 92 yr old aunt (as of 5/5) fell yesterday and my wife is going to the ER with her. She thinks she may have broken her ankle. If I need help, I can call my daughter who is just 3 blocks away, but then she needs time to get her 4 kids ready, ranging from 3-9 yrs. The 9 yr old could do most anything, he is extremely strong for a 9 yr old, and he can walk here in 3-4 minutes.
Right now, I'm going to go answer the call of my recliner again. The only issue then is keeping out 7 month old cocker spaniel from jumping on my surgery sites. She's a great puppy but does not understand why I played so hard with her last week but not now.

[Haynes Forest Products]

Recliners and inlaws have the same effect on me the more time I spend with it the worse I feel. You gotta get up and move even if its painful. Thanks for what you do for the site. I think we only had a few instances of smoke and quickly doused them with water so the site is safe for awhile.

[maple flats]

While I'm spending time in the recliner, I get up and take walks. I took my two longest today and it surely helps.
Haynes, I did notice the water dripping from the corners, but I dried it out.
Dave

[maple flats]

Update. I've been doing much better, but still get tired easily. Yesterday I had an appt. at the surgeon who did the operation. He told me that he only had to remove 15% of my left kidney and that pathology on the part removed showed that the edges were clear, meaning the cancer was totally removed. My next visit is in 6 mos. Shortly before that I get a CT scan to verify that there is no cancer. He says I do not need Chemo or Radiation.

[Bucket Head]

That is good news!! And getting tired easy is normal after having surgery. It'll be a little while before you start to feel like your actually gaining on getting back to where you were before the procedure. Take it easy and use this "slow" time for planning next years sugaring season!

[RileySugarbush]

That sounds like all good news! Good to hear.

[BAP]

Fantastic news Dave. It’s great that they were able to get it removed with surgery, not have to go through chemo and radiation.

[Russell Lampron]

That's good to hear Dave. I hope that your CT scan comes back clean.