One word...

So, one word today, ouch!

The surgery to insert the port went fine.  Mary and I got to the hospital at the fresh hour of 530am, and I was being taken into surgery by 705.  Much more efficient than my last surgery, praise God!  I remember being sleepy, then being woken up, so all in all, the anesthesia team did an excellent job.  Recovery was quicker than I'd expected, and I was out of recovery by 10am.  In the time in between, Mary was able to get to the pharmacy to pick up the prescriptions from Dr. Wolf and I was able to do everything the recovery room nurse needed from me.  

The "ouch" comes from sore muscles on my left side.  Because the port/catheter has to go through muscle, I am experiencing muscle soreness I haven't felt before.  A reliable resource tells me that I should expect the soreness to last about 36 hours, and then I'll feel much better.  I am praying for the Lord's strength to sustain me through this, as it has through everything else.  

The medicine to treat the pain makes me sleepy and occasionally dizzy, so I'm going to sign off here.  I just wanted to give everyone an update on where I am today.  Thanks for the love and the prayers!