Never in my life did I even imagine that I would be naked in a home photo studio in Berkeley California (well, maybe not actually Berkeley, rather Albany, which…
Yesterday was my last scheduled chemotherapy - taxol. We went to the tree before my first appointment and took the requisite pictures. I had some fun with it. Towards…
One thing I can say for certain, the cancer journey is anything but predictable. I had all of these plans made based upon when my chemo dates would finish…
Saw the plastic surgeon yesterday. I really liked her. This is good. We walked through the different surgeries and options. She validated that I'm a good candidate for DIEP/SIEP…
I've been reading up a bit on the expected pathology reports for post-mastecotomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (that is, what should I be hoping for in the pathology after chemo…
In preparation for my consult with plastic surgery this week, I've been doing some reading on patient satisfaction after breast reconstruction. I began by asking the medical information officers…
I had a couple of doctors updates yesterday. One with the breast surgeon and another with the oncologist. On the good news front, my oncologist said that my left…
It may sound dumb but one of my biggest worries about not getting reconstruction is that I'll look funny. I'll have a flat chest but a buddha belly. I'm…
