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Debridement and a rest day

Thu January 22, 2015

Spell checkers hate the word debride. It seems that 'debridement of a wound' is the correct spelling, but debride by itself is not. I also tried debreed - that…

Celebrating my boob job and cancer language

Sun January 18, 2015

Emotional Journey

Several women in the breast cancer blogosphere have commented on how inappropriate it is to say to someone with breast cancer that "at least you get a free boob…

Ups and Downs

Mon January 5, 2015

recovery

Healing is full of ups and downs. One day you are doing really well, and then then next, not so much. Saturday I really over did it. I walked…

Recliners

Sat January 3, 2015

Surgery

Upon leaving the hospital, we were worried about how we would manage at home. It seemed that everyone I talked to, and everywhere we looked on the internet people…

A small cup of coffee

Fri January 2, 2015

Emotional Journey

I am reminded that recovery is slow. Although I was happy to announce the end of active treatment, I still need to recover from that treatment. I was lucky…

Surgery – Initial impressions and day 2 drama

Thu December 25, 2014

Surgery

The first time I looked down at my new breasts (day after surgery, during the first dressing change), my first thought was that they were a little smaller than…

Getting organized at home …

Tue December 23, 2014

Surgery

Over the next few days, I'll try and get caught up on reporting about my hospital experience. It was a mixed experience, certainly not all positive but I had…

Denial can be a very powerful ally at times like these!

Mon December 15, 2014

Emotional Journey

I shall be undergoing major surgery in less than 48-hours. Just before support group on Saturday, it occurred to me that the whole idea of surgery has become normalized…

Pathology – What it means …

Sun December 7, 2014

chemo

I've gotten pretty good at interpreting what the pathology reports say, but I'm not great at what it means. Just before my oncologist walked into the room I said…

A surgeon who understands …

Mon November 24, 2014

Surgery

We realized that we had not stopped by the tree before my surgery last week. Today, we stopped briefly at the tree. I found myself looking up and reflecting…