reconstruction ∼ BC Becky

Rethinking reconstruction

Fri August 22, 2014

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…

Bilateral Mastectomies

Mon July 28, 2014

active treatment

A friend sent me an email with a recent article in the New York Times about the prevalence of bilateral mastectomies entitled "The Wrong Approach to Breast Cancer". I…

TV Breast Cancer

Sun June 29, 2014

active treatment

Now, I don't watch a lot of TV, so my perceptions may be off a bit, but I'm still a little mad. When someone on a TV show gets…

Double-mastectomy and chemo

Thu June 19, 2014

active treatment

If I'm repeating myself, I apologize. One thing that I've noticed over the last two or three days is that my short-term memory sucks. I cannot seem to hold…