I am home! Surgery is over, and life goes on.

I returned to a pretty clean house, as Ron's mom stayed overnight with the girls and cleaned house a whole lot. It was a relief. She also came to see me before my surgery and stayed with Ron some while he waited. She even did my hair for me after I got home and got my shower. Thank you so much to my kind MIL!
The nodule is gone, and the site is tender. I am so glad the surgery went well. The quick biopsy showed no cancer, but now they are dissecting the thing to check it more thoroughly. It was about the size of a walnut, according to the surgeon... he showed me on his hand... take your index finger and thumb tips and barely touch them, if you are a man, or not quite together for smaller hands... I imagine an oblong golf ball. He was glad that I had it removed. He did a good job. They acted as though it definitely could have been the source of my choking because of it's size and location. So, now I don't have my left thyroid, but I am happy... I think it is even easier to breathe, isn't that weird?! Now, I am back to changing diapers and giving demands... ha! I am not allowed to yell, lift over 10lbs, or vacuum for a few days, and I have to start out with soft foods. The children seem to realize my inability to talk louder than them, and that is causing quite a challenge, as they can be very loud sometimes, and they act like they cannot hear me.
I am enjoying the yummy ice cream the last couple of days. I LOVE ice cream, and this gives me the perfect excuse to indulge :-) It does feel good to my throat, and they also gave me this ice pack for my neck that feels absolutely wonderful! I also have Vicodin, if I need it. I am feeling so much better now, so I might not need medicine as much.
Well, I just thought I would let you all know how it went. Ron came back to the hospital last night to stay with me, as I was rather lonely and got nauseated from eating too much too soon and from my room being too hot. They gave me nausea medicine in my hip... OUCH!!! Tip: after you wake up from anesthesia, take it easy, even on a full liquid diet! I wasn't too terribly lonely for a while as I talked with the nurses and read my Bible, and Ron and our pastor came to see me. That was nice. I mostly felt lonely when I was nauseated.
I am well now, and am actually about to leave for a church ladies evening at the Golden Corral... soft foods, here I come! I haven't eaten there in a VERY long time!
Thank you all for praying for me, and for the phone calls.