I really appreciate the responses because too many times a patient assumes that the doctors will tell the patient everything that needs to be done. Everthing happened so quickly that I felt like I had to leave it all in the doctors' hands and God's control. However, I want to be here to raise my daughters. They are too young to lose me. Selfishly, I want to see them graduate and marry and start their own family.

I also find that I still tire easily. How long does it take for the body to recover from the stress?