I had my surgery follow up appointment with my surgeon Tuesday. Unfortunately, I'm still producing too much fluid for my drain to be removed. This means that I still…
It has been a whirlwind over the last two weeks - with an appointment with my oncologist and an appointment with my back surgeon. I was pretty bummed out…
Is it normal to have surgery booked after a short phone call with a surgical fellow outlining what surgery is being offered? Is it crazy to think that I…
It struck me the other day that the whole concept of surgery has been normalized for me. I knew this about breast cancer surgeries - where the talk of…
Get your tickets today to meet our panel of famous judges: <redacted>, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Cup Champion, <redacted>, First Lady of <city> and <redacted>, head of <radacted> Center for…
I was reading through Caroline's post about What I wish I had known before treatment. She mentions an article about recommendations from breast surgeons regarding prophylactic mastectomy. There is…
One of the selling points with the DIEP flap reconstruction surgery is that it uses your own body fat (belly fat) to reconstruct your breast. In the decision making process one…
Last year, I found myself reflecting on all the pinkness of October. I recall thinking that October will always mean something different for me. I blogged about how I…
