Posted November 6, 2017
Many of our readers know that this last weekend I was on a girls trip with two of my best friends from High School (more on that later I promise). My plane landed at 11:30pm last night and then I was up and going at 4:30 so that I could… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted October 2, 2017
It never ceases to amaze me how different everyone’s Preventive Mastectomy Journey truly is. I belong to a private group of over 5,000 women on FB, and each woman has a different story to tell. For every question like “Did drain belts help you?” “Do you have feeling in your… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted June 23, 2017
When I met with my oncologist earlier this year we went over what I needed to do to continue to monitor myself for breast cancer. Some of you may be saying…what? Wasn’t the point of getting a preventive mastectomy to eliminate the possibility of breast cancer? The purpose of my… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted April 26, 2017
When I began this journey, a year ago… A year ago this week… I was fearful and determined, nervous and prepared, alone yet surrounded by love. My inner mantra, the one I held on to and repeated over and over as I prepared for every step in this journey was… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted January 16, 2017
As I sit and reflect on the last year of surgeries it’s a bit overwhelming. I’m SO thankful I have a record of my preventive mastectomy journey here on the blog. My week by week surgery posts go over the big things people want to know…the process, pics of what things… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted January 6, 2017
Note: I decided to include real pictures of my body in this post because I know that it will help to prepare other women as they begin this journey, as well as help educate family members and friends. I hope that you my readers, will be respectful of that choice, and if… Read More »
Categories: Fat Grafting Surgery, Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted December 6, 2016
Note: I decided to include real pictures of my body during my preventive mastectomy in this post because I know that it will help to prepare other women as they begin this journey, as well as help educate family members and friends. I hope that you my readers, will be respectful of… Read More »
Categories: Fat Grafting Surgery, Preventive Mastectomy
Posted November 28, 2016
Note: I decided to include real pictures of my body during my preventive mastectomy in this post because I know that it will help to prepare other women as they begin this journey, as well as help educate family members and friends. I hope that you my readers, will be respectful of… Read More »
Categories: Fat Grafting Surgery, Preventive Mastectomy
Posted November 18, 2016
Times flies when you’re recovering from surgery! It’s already time for surgery three, and hopefully my last reconstruction surgery for a decade (implants generally need to be replaced every 10-15 years). For those that are new to the site take a second to read about my choice to have a preventive mastectomy… Read More »
Categories: Fat Grafting Surgery, Preventive Mastectomy
Posted September 21, 2016
Yeah…I know that’s a lot of weeks together, but I felt like I needed to combine these last three weeks of my exchange surgery. There hasn’t been much going on other than just sitting and waiting for the 6-week mark. If you recall, I had a bit of a set… Read More »
Categories: Exchange Surgery, Preventive Mastectomy
