Check out my awesome necklace! She put a cupcake in there for me since I have a cake business out of my house.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Good Friends With Good Taste!
Today I got a wonderful surprise in the mail. A friend of mine, who doesn't live close, mailed me a beautiful Origami Owl necklace in a show of support for my upcoming surgery. As I've mentioned before, I'm not getting a lot of support from my family members and a lot of people think I'm being extremist. I have a fabulous group of friends who do love me and support me, and it means so much when they do things like this to show their support. I am so grateful for friends like her.
Check out my awesome necklace! She put a cupcake in there for me since I have a cake business out of my house.
Check out my awesome necklace! She put a cupcake in there for me since I have a cake business out of my house.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Surgery Date!
Exciting news! I have been talking to both my breast surgeon and my plastic surgeon and we've scheduled a surgery date! They both walked me through the whole process of what happens before and after so I feel like I have a good handle on the plan. That's very important for me because I'm a bit of a control freak!
The first step is the paperwork, which I'll get in the mail in April. Then I have to go do some physical exams and blood work and that type of pre-op stuff. Maybe even an EKG since I have a heart murmur that I've had since birth. Once that is all done, I'll have an appointment at my breast surgeon's office and they'll give me a rundown of how surgery day is going to go and answer any questions. Then I have the surgery on May 30! That's a tentative date because its too far out to know whether either doctor will be on vacation then or whatever, but that's my date unless something changes in the schedule. I'm psyched and terrified!
I know I'll be in the hospital for a day or two, which sucks. Then after that I can go home, and I'll have drains in my armpits. Dr. C, my plastic surgeon, told me that he will remove my drains after about a week. Then about 2 weeks post op, he can start filling my tissue expanders. So for about two weeks I am going to be almost totally flat chested. Right now I'm a DD so that's going to be a shock for me! I'll get fills every week for 6-8 weeks, maybe longer, depending on what size breasts I feel comfortable with. As of now, I am aiming for a large B or a small C. I've been large chested all my life and it's not nearly as much fun as it might sound.
After all my fills are done and I'm happy with my size, I have to leave the expanders in for another 2 months or so, so they can effectively stretch my skin. Then I'll schedule my swap surgery for the fall sometime, and that will be an outpatient procedure where I just have the expanders taken out and my implants go in.
The best part of all this is, I won't have to have another mammogram for the rest of my life, and I won't need an MRI unless they find something concerning. I've never had surgery before, so this is all pretty terrifying for me. But I know its the right decision. I know its the best thing to do, for myself and for my children. And I know it will be a huge relief when its all over and done with.
Now I just have to be brave enough to tell the world (and my family!) what I'm about to do. Very few people are supportive of this endeavor, so I have to brace myself...
The first step is the paperwork, which I'll get in the mail in April. Then I have to go do some physical exams and blood work and that type of pre-op stuff. Maybe even an EKG since I have a heart murmur that I've had since birth. Once that is all done, I'll have an appointment at my breast surgeon's office and they'll give me a rundown of how surgery day is going to go and answer any questions. Then I have the surgery on May 30! That's a tentative date because its too far out to know whether either doctor will be on vacation then or whatever, but that's my date unless something changes in the schedule. I'm psyched and terrified!
I know I'll be in the hospital for a day or two, which sucks. Then after that I can go home, and I'll have drains in my armpits. Dr. C, my plastic surgeon, told me that he will remove my drains after about a week. Then about 2 weeks post op, he can start filling my tissue expanders. So for about two weeks I am going to be almost totally flat chested. Right now I'm a DD so that's going to be a shock for me! I'll get fills every week for 6-8 weeks, maybe longer, depending on what size breasts I feel comfortable with. As of now, I am aiming for a large B or a small C. I've been large chested all my life and it's not nearly as much fun as it might sound.
After all my fills are done and I'm happy with my size, I have to leave the expanders in for another 2 months or so, so they can effectively stretch my skin. Then I'll schedule my swap surgery for the fall sometime, and that will be an outpatient procedure where I just have the expanders taken out and my implants go in.
The best part of all this is, I won't have to have another mammogram for the rest of my life, and I won't need an MRI unless they find something concerning. I've never had surgery before, so this is all pretty terrifying for me. But I know its the right decision. I know its the best thing to do, for myself and for my children. And I know it will be a huge relief when its all over and done with.
Now I just have to be brave enough to tell the world (and my family!) what I'm about to do. Very few people are supportive of this endeavor, so I have to brace myself...
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