Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A Final Note

I wanted  to let all of you know how I am doing. My implant surgery went well, but I am a little smaller than expected. It was quite a disappointment at first—with one breast smaller and a different shape than the other. I went through a little downward dip on my emotional roller coaster over this dip in breast size, but I'm over it now. My wonderful, patient, caring PS calmed me down over the phone assuring me that it will get better with swelling changes and skin releases. I see improvement as the weeks go by, and have to admit the symmetry is better. Randy says no one else would have noticed anyway, but I sure did. 

Vanity thy name is Fontaine!
As time passes I am more focused on the fact that I am alive and healthy and less concerned about the size of my ta tas.

My strength is improving each day. I am proud to say, I can now get up when I squat down to the floor without getting on my hands and knees! It will feel good to start exercising and doing physical therapy to get my frozen shoulder to move (a common result of breast surgery recuperation) this month. 

Thank you for accompanying me on this journey. Somehow writing this blog kept me both entertained and sane. Hopefully reading it gave those with breast cancer hope, and those fortunate enough to be cancer free the knowledge to stay that way.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

It's Time...

Ten more days of these @#%* tissue expanders. My implant surgery is at 6 am on the 27th, Yikes, I will have to get up early.

My best high school chum, Becky—who is also a Nursing Director is going to come and spend the night with me in the hospital while Randy goes home to take care of the three beasts. Thanks Becky. I will come home on the 28th with the new and improved girls!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Last One.

I went for my last fill today—70ml, my personal best!

My plan was to go gallery hopping with a friend afterward. However, once we had visited a few galleries on Colquitt, I was feeling a little sore. We postponed the rest of the galleries for another day, and I headed home to take it easy.

The tentative schedule for my implant surgery is the week of the Jan 23rd. Yippee!—I won't miss these expanders at all.