Tag: breast revision

3 days until Newpples

It has been officially 50 days since the bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.  Amazing to think about!  Although I have come a long way and dread going backward, I can not wait for this surgery.  I hope that once we are finished this awful discomfort ceases.  I know they  will never look fully normal and I am more than fine with that.  This is not about vanity it is about being able to dress normally and fully function.

I am not as crazed before this procedure as I was before  the mastectomy .  Some general clean up around the house, making sure the girls are ready for school and some minor errands.  I am hopeful that my recovery is quick.  I give myself a week but I really need to be up and about after that!  My fingers are crossed!

Tick tock…

Waiting

With school right around the corner, things are getting back into swing quickly.  Megan made the travel soccer team so she started practice this week every Monday and Thursday.  The season starts Labor day weekend with a 2 day tournament.  Madison also started soccer practice tonight and every Tuesday until the season starts the week after Labor day.  They both still have karate 1-2 times a week and CCD starts in a few weeks….yikes I think we are running out of days already!  Sometimes I feel like a juggler with multiple balls in the air.

There is a fine line between keeping the kids busy and out of trouble and over scheduled.  I will keep a close eye and make changes as needed!  School is always first priority over all!

So other than life becoming more and more normal with each passing day, there is not too much going on.  I still have soreness in my chest and both boobs as well as under my arms.  But for the most part it is just that, sore.  I have come to accept realize that it will be around for a long while.  The frustrating part is the realization that what has become just sore will be in pain again after next week.  At least it is for the last time…I hope!

My core strength is also improving.  Not ready for sit-ups but I can get up from a lying position without help and other than tightness has no real pain in the area.

So just now in the preparation and waiting period for the nipple reconstruction and revision.  Back to waiting…I hate waiting!