Filed under: Breast Cancer, Life, Positive, Reconstructive Surgery, Thoughts
I know everyone has been waiting for an update, so here it is. I took my Mom in for her follow-up appointment today. This appointment was with her reconstructive surgeon. Mom will see her breast cancer surgeon for follow-up on Wednesday. I couldn’t have been happier than I was today, so please read the details here. This looks like the makings of a success story. (more…)
Tuesday night was spent mostly in anticipation of my mother’s upcoming surgery on October 10. It had been a while since my brother, sister and I had hung out without any children or spouses, so of course, we took slight advantage of that. We visited with Grandpa and Mom until they fell asleep. Then the three of us “kids” snuck out to have a couple of drinks and settle our nerves. Ok, and well, we needed to have a little fun, too. Things were kind of serious at home. It turned out to be a late night for us. My brother having to go to work the next morning, and sister and I having to get up early with Mom and Grandpa. We probably should have turned in earlier the night before, but well, shit happens.
Wednesday morning rolled around quite early. My sister and I got my grandfather’s day started and made his lunch and got ready to take Mom to the hospital. We got Mom registered around noon. None of us had anything to eat or drink so Mom wouldn’t be alone in that. Of course, we were all thirsty and starving. (more…)
Mom and I went and spoke with the reconstructive surgeon today. I ended up having many more questions than I expected because the procedure wasn’t how I expected it to be. We had been told that when Mom has the mastectomy that reconstructive surgery would be done at the same time. I guess we envisioned Mom going to sleep, having one removed, then waking up with a whole “new” set. It’s not quite that simple. (more…)
