PBM + DIEP - DONE (Yippee)

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Joanie207
Joanie207 Member Posts: 97
edited June 2014 in High Risk for Breast Cancer

After a year and half of being on the "Do I do it?" or "Do I wait?" rollercoaster, I am done with it all. Last Monday (3/29) I had my PBM with DIEP at Beth Israel in Boston. Other than learning that I have a sensitivity to morphine and had trouble coming our of anesthesia, everything went very well. I am sooooooooooooo happy and sooooooooo relieved. Being on this side of it is so much easier than being on the other side and waiting (for me). While I recover I will continue to update my blog. This week I am doing a comparison between how I felt last week this time and this week. Feel free to visit at www.breastcancermom.blogspot.com. I will not show body part pictures, but be warned that in todays' post there is a very very unappealing picture of me. They all get better from here. 

I know what it is like to wonder what you should do and it is a very tough decision. It is a decision only you can make. No one knows what it is like to be high risk and have the decision to have risk-reducing surgery be yours and yours alone.  

My best to everyone who is or has traveled this road!!!

Joanie 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited April 2010

    Joanie-----I'm so glad to hear everything went well for you. I've been following your blog and will continue to look for updates. You are one strong, brave woman and I truly admire your courage to go thru this ordeal.

    Anne

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  • mabear
    mabear Member Posts: 25
    edited April 2010

    I too have been following your blog!  So glad you are doing well!!  Thank you for the updates and I will check out your brave photo :-)  You are inspiring to me :-)

    mabear

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  • bebe51
    bebe51 Member Posts: 29
    edited April 2010

    I will join the crowd in saying..... I too have been following your blog.  I am sooooo happy that everything is going well.  You have been on my mind daily and I am glad you are home recovering and enjoying your girls again.  Home sweet home :)

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  • Joanie207
    Joanie207 Member Posts: 97
    edited April 2010

    Thank you!! My blog seems to be a part of my 'therapy', especially when I see the progress from week to week. It's hard to imagine I would normally post such awful photos of myself, but it helps to see just how fast we can recover!!!   My best to you all!!!

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