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Category: Post-Op Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
It’s raining it’s pouring but it is beautiful
Well I just made what I hope will be the last appointment involved in this “medical” chapter in my life. I will ring in the New Year with a follow-up pelvic ultrasound to check on the complex cyst that was found a few weeks ago. Doesn’t that sound fun? Everyone says “oh no problem” and I hope that is the case. It is none the less nerve racking after a year and a half of appointments, scans, blood work and three surgeries. I can not actually fully wrap my head around the thoughts of it all being over. One can only hope!
I have my follow-up with the plastic surgeon tomorrow. Things have healed nicely since last weeks revision. All new incisions were made on the older scare lines and other than the revision on the left breast, the incisions are almost healed. I do still have some pain from the left breast. After the second surgery, I was not happy with the size of the new breasts. He made incisions all the way under my arms to correct. The left side did not heal well. It left a wedge looking area. That was corrected and looks great but it was probably the largest of the revision areas this round.
I still feel that the newpples are not fully level BUT I am accepting the fact that they probably were not before the surgery. I can’t say that before hand I ever spent much time in front of a mirror staring at them which has become a past time recently. I am sure that it is just something that only I would notice and it is nothing worth undergoing another surgery to correct.
This all started for my family. As it has played out it has changed my life in so many ways. The most important is the way I view my family. I enjoy every minute, every smile and I do not take them for granted.
Use the force
For the last several weeks the girls have been interested in seeing Star Wars. I guess the interest came along side the download of the Star Wars angry birds app. They love those silly birds and the new one has them all decked out with different abilities including one who uses a light saber.
So with the holiday and my limited activities, a few days off from school and our first weekend soccer free, it seemed like a perfect time to rent the movies. We have a Netflix membership but I was surprised that it was not available. I checked Video on Demand and apple TV to find the same result. I actually own the original trilogy on VHS but no longer own a VCR.
This morning I called a friend and neighbor who has a son. I know he loved the movies. They must own them on DVD. The next thing I know their teenage daughter knocks on my door with a bag and a VCR. They have the newer movies on DVD but figured they could solve my VHS issue. Very exciting!
I hooked up the player and turn to reach for a movie. Madison, in her short 6 years does not remember ever watching a VHS tape. “Can I put the movie in Mom? How does this thing work?” If that was not bad enough, it was followed by “I saw these things on TV”. She inserts the movie with a giggle as if it is now the coolest thing she has ever seen.
I remember the first time I saw a VCR. It was the size of a small car and had a pop-up door on the top so you could not put anything on the thing. I guess I looked at it with the same amazement Madison did today. The only difference was my amazement was due to the super cool technology. Madison’s was more of child standing at a display in a museum wondering how we ever survived.
We settled in with mugs of hot chocolate and microwave popcorn. That is our thing…it all helps make Bailey girls movie time special.
Now, what really makes this all very interesting, is after all of this I start flipping the channels tonight to find a special airing on Television. Tomorrow is The Empire Strikes back and Monday The Return of the Jedi.
Strange sometimes how things work out!
Decisions for my Family 