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 drains could be so uncomfortable, limiting and down right annoying but they were. Jackson-Pratt-JP Drains The type of drains …
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! Love & Hugs, b
I’ve 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 women’s experiences going through their prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction procedures. A frequent topic of discussion is the difficulty sleeping post surgery. This seems particularly difficult while going …
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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 was fantastic. He was really nice, spent a lot of time with me and was authorized to perform surgeries in the hospital where …
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 anyway. Here’s why. I was required to see a plastic surgeon by my breast surgeon to explore different options of …
I finally took care of something that’s been troubling me for months. A lump in my right breast. It’s in the opposite breast of the one I’ve already had two biopsies on. And yes, you read that correctly. It’s been troubling me for months. Many months. I’m sure you’re all thinking the same thing. I …
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My mom taught me when you see that life is getting the better of someone, help them. Don’t wait for them to ask. Many never will. When my mother’s cancer came back and came back without mercy, I can’t tell you how often I wished and prayed to trade places with her. I would have given …
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Yesterday I shared with you a memory from my mom’s final chemo treatment. That morning I had decided to surprise her with a manicure while she was receiving it. I proudly displayed my little Essie Nail Polish pack that contained one red and three shades of pink polish and asked her to pick one. She …
