Archive for the ‘mastectomy’ Category
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Finally
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
I have finally started and finished my spring cleaning. I finally found the energy since the mastectomy to do more that basic survival cleaning. I will probably now need to take 3 liquid Advil and cold shower and go to bed. But atleast I got it done finally. Yes mom I even rearranged the couch [...]
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It’s been a while
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
You know I keep thinking I need to update this blog more regularly but by the time I get home from work I am just way too tired to deal with it. Who would have thought that a mastectomy would take so much out of a person. I have taken to walking in the mornings [...]
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Sleep in spite of the storm
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Last night it poured we had quite a storm and I believe I probably woke up every hour yet for some reason I got some sleep in spite of the storm. I actually feel rested this morning I could however keep sleeping for a bout another 6 hours. But however the job calls and one [...]
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So things have changed
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
On Monday I will be going to the surgeon to get a rose pin drain put in to hopefully end the having to go and get the mastectomy site drained by needle every week so the remainder of the skin attaches to the chest wall. I am not sure which will be worse an open [...]
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Future
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Ever wonder what the future holds? I am not talking about the future we have in Glory but what the next day or year will bring? I have spent all day wondering about that and what it will bring in the up coming year. I have to wonder if I am ever going to get [...]
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Back to Work
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Today I returned to work I had been out 5 weeks for the mastectomy and recouperation and I am happy to say today went excellent. I have apparently healed just right and have rested enough that I can honestly say I did not get tired and am feeling truly blessed. The past 2 months of [...]
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Sometimes it just does not work for me
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
I have to admit that I have my moments when missing a boob is a pain in the back side. I have trouble trying to decide what to wear and I know that that will change when I finally can get a prothesis. To sum this up is the fluff boob is not working for [...]
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What I have been doing
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Okay so really what have I been doing while recupperating? Well for starters I have been reading and searching the Internet trying to get as much information as I can humanly intake into my brain to try to figure out what my next step should be. I actually found a book that is awesome at [...]
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Slowly recovering from my mastectomy
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
I am not one to hold still very long and the healing process requires my doing so with my arm above my head for 80% of my time including sleeping. Which does not make for very good sleeping trust me. But I am surviving this whole thing and there are times I am so over [...]
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Lymph nodes negative for Cancer
Monday, December 21st, 2009
My pathology report from my surgery showed the lymph nodes negative for cancer. Now to find out what my options are from the surgeon as we go forward. That will be tomorrow.