In this post here, I mentioned I was three weeks post-op, drain free and ready for my first fill. Some of you might be wondering what a “fill” is and what’s a “tissue expander”?Women like myself who ...
After my double mastectomy, I left the hospital with two drains, one under each arm. The management of these two drains has been the worst part of this whole procedure. You wouldn’t think two little ...
My mothers cross. I got this for her when I was working in Israel and had it blessed while at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. She wore it every single day.That my sons school year has started ou...
While exploring options for my prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, both my breast surgeon and plastic surgeon asked me if I wanted a Nipple Sparing Mastectomy. There are different types of mastectomie...
Hello Everyone!I’m excited to share my journey with you as I recover from my Prophylactic Bilateral Mastectomy (PBM) and immediate reconstruction in June. I’ve updated a little bit here and there but...
Hi everyone!!!Im 17 days post op and doing fabulous! :) Im so happy. The surgery went well and less than 24 hours later I was back home. I was on some pain medication for a couple of days but really ...
Tomorrow is the big day! In less than 24 hours I will dramatically reduce my chance of getting breast cancer.I am ready!I will update everyone as soon as I can. Thank you all so much for your support...
Happy Birthday Mom.I hope you have a great celebration in heaven.I love you and I miss you very much.
Okie dokie, Im going to be completely shameless and ask you all to pray for me. And ask everyone you know to pray for me. And ask everyone they know to pray for me. Okay, just kidding, well sort of.M...
Ive been spending a lot of time on the FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) Message Boards lately. It has been so helpful to hear other womens experiences going through their prophylactic bila...
Im busy doing everything I can to make my surgery and recovery as successful as possible. One thing Ive been researching is the use of vitamins and minerals to both prepare for and recover from my pr...
Ive acquired some reading material to entertain me while Im recovering. Im big on memoirs. I love learning whether through my own experiences or others. Out of all of these books, Im most excited to ...
I bought this robe (in pink of course) to cozy up in while recovering from surgery. Now if I could only buy her legs! :)
A person who does not have cancer, but has precancerous cells or a genetic mutation known to increase the risk of developing it: a pre-survivor.With the rise in genetic testing and groups like FORCE ...
After my appointment mentioned here, I spoke with more women who had undergone breast reconstruction locally and set up appointments with two other plastic surgeons.The second plastic surgeon I saw w...
I mentioned yesterday that I should be recovering from my bilateral mastectomy right now but my surgery was canceled. It was canceled because I was sick but guess what? I would have canceled it anywa...
Two weeks from today I will be in the operating room at this very moment undergoing a bilateral mastectomy followed by the first stage of reconstruction. Im growing more anxious by the day but still ...
Hey, remember when I was thinking of adopting a kitty from the shelter? Well, I held off about a week, went back and saw this little guy.I had already seen him on the shelters website and knew there ...
Thank you Jesus.Love, b
Mom,I cant believe youve been in heaven a year already. There has not been one day since that I havent thought about you. I love you and I miss you very much.Love, b
In my hiatus from my blog, I finally took care of something thats been troubling me for months. A lump in my right breast. Its in the opposite breast of the one Ive already had two biopsies on. And y...
Its been a long time since I checked in with anyone and Im sorry. I really didnt think my heart could have hurt anymore but the holidays were just too much for me. I didnt handle them well at all. I ...
Just a quick update from my post yesterday. I decided not to adopt the little, white cat. I kept going back and forth. I really did like her and wanted to give her a home but I was unsure right now. ...
Thank you for all of your messages regarding my Dad and his upcoming surgery. I feel better after hearing some of your loved ones had similar surgeries and healed well. My Dads surgery has been sched...
After nearly 9 hours with my Dad at the hospital today, we learned he will require open heart surgery next week. If I may ask for your prayers yet again, I would really appreciate it if you would ple...
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