Yesterday’s trip to Denver was a success, I was able to have all 4 drains removed from my chest and the pain has been reduced tremendously and I have a much better range of movement. I have taken myself off most of my pain meds, they seemed to be making me more sensitive to pain and of course very groogy. I feel much better and only use them now to help with the pain laying down and trying to sleep. I have a few more days of shots in my stomach, on Monday I will go in for a blood test…the magic number is 2! If my number is 2 or above I will be okay to stop these awful shots for my blod clot. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Tomorrow I hope to feel well enough to get more posts ready, but today has been a small success in that our PayPal donations button is now working! Oh, even better, we will have 2 new sponsor buttons next week, one from a winery and another from a photographer. Thank you so much for everything, Renee!
I have lots to share with you soon! Things like “10 Things No One Told Me About A Mastectomy”, “10 Things No One Told Me About Breast Reconstruction”, “One Very Important Thing To Remember When Driving To Denver Every Week”, and of course a few photos to satisfy the couriosity. It’s okay to wonder, and I promised to show each step of the way. Even though it may not be pretty.
I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend so far, and thanks as always for your support!
Hi,
Glad to hear you are doing well. I’ve been thinking about you.
Liz Watkins
I found my way to your website after finding your video today on You Tube. Congratulations (if that is the right word) on your courage in making your decision. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last January and made the decision to have a double mastectomy even though all tests only showed the cancer in my left breast. I kept wondering if this was over reaction until the pathology came back after surgery showing early stage cancer also in the right breast. In hindsight a good decision, and after being through chemo my prognosis is great.
I was supposed to have reconstruction with implants, but because of problems with healing of the incisions, a week after my initial surgery the surgeon had to go back and revise the incisions and take out the tissue expanders. Now that chemo is over, I am looking into going through reconstruction and watching your video has been helpful. Thank you for having the courage to share this for women like me.
Good luck on your continued healing and journey through this process.
Wow! I am filled with admiration for you and I’m so thankful that you’ve created this brave video.