On Wednesday, it will be three weeks since surgery. That milestone has been pretty implanted on my mind.
Why? Because my doctor doesn’t like to keep surgical drains near implants in past this day.
Recon Update Week 3: Drains … still
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Recon Recovery: Drains, drains, drains
Today, I am at Day 10 post surgery.
First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you who rooted me on pre-surgery and has sent me well wishes in many different forms post surgery. You all mean the world to me, and each and every one of your messages means the world to me. I actually keep screenshots of all of them. I know. I’m a nerd.
Twas the night before recon…
Our day started with a lab visit for blood and a pregnancy test. And guess what, guys … I have news to share!
I’m not pregnant.
Reconstruction Decisions, Part Deux
The reconstruction saga continues.
After digging up as much research as I could (not much), I turned to my support group for any insight they might have. Through one of the lovely ladies in that group, I was able to talk with a plastic surgeon. She practiced/trained at MD Anderson and now has her own practice in Austin, TX.
Busy February: MD Anderson Trip No. 1
Things have been pretty uneventful these past couple months, but February begins a busy season of trips to Houston. With my reconstruction surgery scheduled for Feb. 12, we have a bunch of pre-op and post-op appointments which will keep us pretty busy.
Remember Laura?
A couple of weeks after my mastectomy, I got news I was going to have a second surgery because I had a few renegade cancer cells that showed up in my sentinel lymph nodes. It was hard news to hear.