NOLA in September?

Hey ladies, I haven't checked in for a while, but I follow this thread frequently with great interest in your progress and recoveries. Seems like a lot of seroma blues lately. 

My DIEP stage 2 was in December, and I was hoping I wouldn't need a 2b at all, but decided before seeing Vinnie that I want just a tweak for better symmetry -- a minor lift on the prophylactic side so the tats will look level.   I sent pictures to Dr. S a while back and he suggested he could do this itty bitty revision as a 1-hour outpatient surgery in the same visit as my Vinnie art (because the incision will be in the crease below the flap, not where the tat needs to be). It's coming up soon: surgery on July 10; tats the next morning.

I've been holding my breath making sure my 2-year oncology visit went OK this week, with some uncertainty about a liver lesion discovered last year. But it was fine with no change, assumed benign on MRI. Lab work good too, so I'm on my way soon!

Spring, please add me when you can: July 10 - AnnAlive - Stage 2b, Dr. S., NOLA.

I hope all went well for Maxine today and for Ssla01 tomorrow!

Betsy-happen to see it on my way to the hospital to check on a lady who was having surgery with Dr. S. and hubby said stand by it I'll take your picture and the rest is history.

Ssla...I love Dr Massey so much. She has definitely make this experience easier to take.



Sorry for my discouraging words. It really is not true...just the frustration talking. I will never regret my choices. It is just my body that keeps betraying my mind and heart.



When we were there in November last there were 3 fancy schmancy cars in the lot....Dr D, DrT and Dr S wheels...then my hubs was looking out the window just in time to see Dr M leaving the hospital.....on her bike...love it!



Maggie

It is over 70 now martyj! She looks incredible

my daughter is back from NOLA, I went for the last few days she was there.  I really do love that city.  when I was there two years ago for my surgery we had a blast (until the surgery). I would love to go back when there is not surgery involved.  as usual they did a great job.  I never went back for the tattoo's but I am thinking I will do it when my daughter goes back for her stage 2.  the Dr's at the breast center were able to reconstruct her to what she was before the double mastectomy which is amazing to me, my daughter is 100 lbs soak and wet, and she lost about 10 lbs during chemo, she is only 25 so I am so thankful that she is able to look "herself" again.  she is still very sore and moving very slow but she will be better in the days to come.  One interesting thing that she came away from it with, she overheard some of the nurses talking when they thought she was asleep and they were talking about Angelina Jolie being there for her surgery and how much my daughter reminded them of her..  I am thinking she was there for at least some of it......I thought it was strange that she would have gone somewhere else when she had the best where she lives.

djfrro....happy your daughter is doing well.  She will gain more strength everyday.  Interesting about Angelina.  Wonder when she was there.  Nurses were talking about a celebrity when I was there early March and the fancy room at the end of the hall was occupied.

Dr M says put the surgery binder back on while at home.  Gonna feel like a stuffed sausage between the body compression and the arm bandaging....thank God for AC.  Any good book suggestions?

Maggie

Strangest thing happened this morning. I'm standing here debating about going to the ER or not & decide to go on google. The Google symbol for the day is a line of kids and a big wave! Is that a sign? Too funny!

I have been in the veronique compression since cleared three weeks after the gap in march. The binder will just take it up a notch. Have therapy today so will put it on when I get home



Mags

That kitty photo is hilarious.

ha!!!! thanks Marty...pretty accurate right down to the expression on her face...thanks for the giggle

Maggie

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/groundbreaking-treatment-for-breast-cancer-patients/-/1637132/20377732/-/iu9x9mz/-/index.html

this is a link to a story that aired last night on local news out of Orlando  It highlights the surgery I just had done by DR M.  This was Dr Klein's first here in town...it was done in April.  Did not want to be #2 haha so traveled to Chicago for my Marga time!

Maggie

Wow Maggie that's awesome. They sure made it sound easy. "We just moved some lymph nodes from one part of the body to another". Still, what an absolutely amazing thing. And you are number one!

The kitty pic feels like me now. Thanks for posting.

I have a question about insurance and out of pocket...

I was given a figure for out of pocket for sch and the dr and that was sent to me in writing however i was told verbally other things (parish would accept my insurance portion as payment In full however I got a bill from them and they say they have no record of it) I already received a seperate bill from the ct scan from oscher hospital and physical therepy from sch. Do we just ignore these bills that are trickling in? I want to be able to do mg sage 2 without any hiccups but these trickling bills make me very upset.

Hope everybody is having a great weekend and anybody who is up next week has a good rest and recovery