Several times every week, people ask me: What can I do for my sister/mother/friend who is having a mastectomy? Enough people have asked that I thought I’d do a post on it and make suggestions for a pre-hospital care package that would be a major Silver Lining for your loved one before she goes into the hospital… Continue reading Breast Cancer Pre-Surgery Care Package
Breast Cancer Surgery – Mastectomy & Reconstruction
Life's Great Metaphor
Last week, my plastic surgeon gave me the great and glorious news that I (finally!) could start jogging again – slowly. That was absolute music to my ears and a big, fat Silver Lining of the week! Because we’ve had some rain this week (which is absolutely wonderful news!), I decided that my first jog post-surgery… Continue reading Life's Great Metaphor
Report on The Girls
As of today, I am three weeks out from my surgery. I saw my plastic surgeon today and he is thrilled with the results (Silver Lining)! There is still a fair amount of swelling and bruising and I am bound in my excessively unsexy surgical bra 24/7, but I’m giddy that my physical healing is… Continue reading Report on The Girls
The New Girls in Town
For 3 days after my surgery, my new “breasts” (it still feels weird to call them that because they aren’t real breasts, so from here on out I’ll refer to them as “The Girls”) were wrapped up like mummies. Friday was the big “unveiling.” For the past year, our daughter, a/k/a Sweetly Six has been asking… Continue reading The New Girls in Town
Another Recovery Road
Hi Everyone! I’m back! Thanks to the HOTY for posting yesterday…and for taking such good care of me – AGAIN. Wowsy. Bowsy. Am I ever glad to be home and DONE with surgery! Major Silver Lining of the week! Thank you all so very much for thoughts, support…& your implant input! I am deeply appreciative. My… Continue reading Another Recovery Road
One Last Time
I usually like going back to familiar places, restaurants, hotels etc. Something about the comfort of knowing your way around, etc. So when we walked into the hospital this morning we knew our way around from the last time in Nov. 2010. Not a place you wish to be familiar with. The Silver Lining is… Continue reading One Last Time
Silicone or Saline: That is the Question!
As I have learned, recovery from FBC comes in stages (tsunami waves may be a more appropriate description for me). The next step on my FBC journey is surgery to exchange my expanders to implants. I’ve been avoiding this surgery for, well, as long as I possibly could. Now, however, it’s time to deal and deal… Continue reading Silicone or Saline: That is the Question!
The Image of Success
Over the past few weeks, my right Lady Lump (i.e., my post-FBC new “breast”) has had intermittent sharp pains. Between the sharp pains, I have felt itching…from the inside out. It has been annoying first and worrisome second. Maybe that order should be reversed. So, I called my plastic surgeon to make an appointment. I… Continue reading The Image of Success
Post Surgical Booby Report
Yesterday was another SL (Silver Lined) day. With my new Silver Lining Seeking Syndrome, finding SL’s gets easier and easier every day. I had check up appointments in Los Angeles with both my breast surgeon and my plastic surgeon. Both surgeons were very happy with my healing progress. Yipppeeeee-do! One of the post-surgical side effects of a… Continue reading Post Surgical Booby Report
Lady Lumps
Many people have asked me what my Lady Lumps (no one knows what to call them…so, I prefer this term) “feel like.” Well, as you know, for the past few weeks, all I’ve felt is pain and constipation, so I was at a loss of words to describe the Lady Lumps. Heck, I was pretty… Continue reading Lady Lumps