Posted November 30, 2024
On November 13, I underwent surgery (the first of two) to fix some complications I had from my Preventive Mastectomy almost 9 years ago. Below is information about my revision surgery and the first 10 days of healing. Note: I decided to include real pictures of my body in this post because I… Read More »
Categories: Revision Surgery
Posted November 4, 2024
In some ways, preparing for my upcoming Revision Surgery has been much easier than preparing for my original Preventive Mastectomy. I already know I can handle the pain and recovery, and I have the perspective that this is just a tiny part of my life right now…so I can have… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Revision Surgery
Posted October 21, 2024
It has been a long time since I’ve had to share anything other than an annual update about my Preventive Mastectomy. But, as you can see from the title of this post I am headed into the operating room yet again. This time, it’s for a revision surgery, and today,… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Revision Surgery
Posted April 25, 2024
8 years later… It’s hard to believe that it has been almost a decade since I underwent my Preventive Mastectomy! While this is technically only the “anniversary” of the first of three surgeries that were part of this process, I think the first step was the hardest. When I looked… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted April 28, 2023
Seven years ago, I closed my eyes for 6 hours, and when I woke up, I no longer had breasts. It was the first of three surgeries that were part of my preventive mastectomy and reconstruction journey. I knew the time to write this post would be coming soon, and… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
