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
Posted May 4, 2022
6 years ago, I underwent a Preventive Mastectomy. The reason was simple: I wanted to live. It was a decision that was made with little to no understanding of what the journey ahead held for me, my family, and my friends and loved ones. And because I knew there would… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted April 23, 2021
Five years later. Can you believe it was five years ago that I underwent a preventive mastectomy?! In some ways, it seems like it has been a shorter amount of time; in other ways, it feels like it was fooorrreevvveeerr ago. As I sat in front of my computer, thinking… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support