Surgery Over and Done!!

Okay so surgery was the 22ncd of October. I did the bilateral with immediate reconstruction. It was really cool. The Tv news crew was there filming the whole thing. They are doing a documentary on my journey through breast cancer. It will air most likely in Feb. I will keep you posted. Surgery went really well!! The breast cancer is now just meaningless dead cells and I only had 1 node with 6 dead cells involved. I may not have to have radiation which is really good news! So far I dont miss my breast but the implants that I have in right now are hard and high. I have been told that this is just temporary until they put the permanent implants in. I got my drains removed today and I feel like a new women!! So far so good. I feel so much better with the surgery behind me.

48 Hours Left with my breasts

Well I now have less than 48 hours left until I must say goodbye to my breasts forever. Even though I am having immediate reconstruction it will not be the same as the breasts I grew and have had all my life. I have been crying off and on all day. I am a wreck but I am hoping by Wed I will pull it together and "women up!" I know that I am blessed to be leaving the cancer at the hospital but I am still sad about the loss of my breasts. I am feeling so nervous and afraid but I am sure I will be okay because I trust God and as long as he is in control I will be okay.

Getting Ready for Surgery

Okay surgery month is finally here. I am scared but ready to get er done. I have decided on a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, which means my plastic surgeon will put in temporary implants at the time of my mastectomy surgery. So I will wake up with a B cup if im lucky. Then each week I will go to my plastic surgeon and get them filled until we have reached the desired size. After that I will get the "exchange" surgery where the plastic surgeon will replace the temporary implants with the permanent gummy bear implants. Oh did I forget to mention that I am gonna have radiation in the midst of all of this. Wow what a journey!

I feel great!! I am back to my love of running and I have lost a total of 10 pounds of the chemo/steroid weight that I gained. Running feels so good now and I appreciate it now more than ever before. After this diagnosis I dont look at things as I did pre breast cancer. I dont sweat the small stuff and as I read somewhere before, it's all small stuff!