Hello ladies,
I finally had the space to read your kind comments. Every one of them made me feel good to know you are there, and they also made me cry. Except I've cried so much that I'm just drained.
The procedure was long an painful, I had no idea.
I'll have more to say later, maybe, for now, and in a fragile state and recovering. As is DH, who was with me every step of the way and slept on a cot in the room with me.
Thank you so much again for being there an caring. I haven't been the friend you are to me since I was so wrapped up in this for so long. We regret telling anyone (except you ladies here of course) so early, we knew we should have waited a little longer.
Alex