Today, I had my doctor's "marker" appt. for tomorrow's (Wednesday, August 20) surgery. Dr. Hammond got out the Sharpie pens and did a little pre-surgery artwork. Jon said it looked like a henna tattoo. I so appreciated Dr. Hammond's confidence and attitude today when he said "let's get this going in the right direction!" Tomorrow, they will be taking out the right expander and putting in two new expanders and then I'll be getting saline fills every two weeks. I will have four weeks of "downtime" with healing/recovering. My final reconstruction will be about five months from now...around January. I know that I'm in good hands with such a reputable and outstanding surgeon.
With two new expanders, it's time for me to say good-bye to my left "foob" fake boob. I had several family members and friends that had questions and asked what it looked like. Keeping it real, here's a picture. You just slide it in a bra, bathing suit top, etc. I've had several occasions where it went MIA. One time I found it in the car between the seats ~ I remembered having a hot flash while driving and decided it had to go! Thank you to the person/company that created "foobs" artificial breast forms.
The golf scramble fundraiser was awesome. Thank you to my sister Jody, Jordan @ Terre Verde, all the volunteers (including my daughters and nieces visiting from Texas), donators and participants! We were able to make a very large donation to www.areyoudense.org and help bring awareness to the significance of dense breast...Educating and saving lives! Yet another blessing in this journey...thank you God!
Prayer request:
Seamless surgery with no infections and my body doesn't reject the expanders!
Additional opportunities to share my story, faith and educate others about dense breast.
For friends that are going through their cancer journey...Janet, Jana, Jodi, Brian, Lori, Alyssa
Thank you for your continued support, love and prayers! We are so touched, blessed and honored!
We love you!
