Friday, October 10, 2008

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!
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About Me

I am a runner, fitness instructor, and flight attendant. On 4/4/08 I was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma. I had a 2.9 cm tumor with one node involved. At the young age of 40, I faced the fact that I had breast cancer. After the 1st 4 rounds were over and I went in for more pictures of the tumor I was devastated to find that it had not shrunk AT ALL! Three weeks later I started taxotere and herceptin. After completion of chemo the tumor has shrunk to be half it's original size and the cells are inactive. Now I await surgery to have a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. My surgery is scheduled for the first part of Oct and I will keep you posted. Cancer has shown me whats important in life. The love from my husband, family, friends, and even total strangers has amazed me! I really am blessed.