Breast Reconstruction

My belly button kept me awake most of last night. While I realize this is not something a person hears every day, it really is the gosh-darn truth. I mean, good grief, that breast reconstruction surgery was almost three weeks ago already. The belly button seems to be healing slower than my newly-constructed boob. I […]

Today is another momentous day for me. Hopefully, I get the rest of my stitches out. I’m not sure about that “belly button” the doctor created for me. It looks pretty raw. (You would be, too, if you were poked over and over again with a needle). I’m hobbling quietly around the house–it’s midnight, after […]

Sleep. It’s a wonderful thing. I had a horrible time Friday, Friday night, and Saturday morning for the simple fact that I was running on an average of two hours of sleep per night. I was able to get some extra sleep last night. But, alas, all the peppermint and red raspberry tea I’ve been […]

You know you’re moving up in the world when you can put your own socks on.

It’s been two weeks since my breast reconstruction surgery. A week ago, my brother-in-law, Michael, came to see me when I was “white as a ghost and not moving from the couch.” Today, he came with my sister, Brenda, and it was a totally different visit. I was upright, had taken a shower (by myself… […]

It is probably a good idea to take Tylenol and/or Vicodin an hour before your plastic surgeon removes the drains (resulting from breast reconstruction) from your body and not five minutes before. Therefore, you will be less likely to break your best friend’s hand when you’re squeezing the daylights out of it.  

I’m just “running” out the door to see the plastic surgeon for the first time since my breast reconstruction surgery on the 24th of June; hopefully, he’ll remove both of the two remaining drains. It only took me two hours to get ready. Thank heavens I have such a wonderful caregiver. His name is Jonathan. […]