Moving On......After the Flap

Omg Janet I love you. Thanks for the LOL!

Night-night!

Jeannie, wish I could spend a day playing in the dirt. Yet another year of missing out on digging and gardening. Oh well. Hubby does his best to keep up with my plants but it's not the same. 

My eye is doing better. No more cutouts or hallucinations thank goodness!

Bosom, I'm still having reconstruction at Penn.  

On surgery day I got undressed and put my surgical gown on in pre-op. Dr. comes in and markers on me and then tells me I can put my underwear back on.  I didn't think much about it. I get wheeled into the OR and the team of nurses and anesthesia, etc. are getting me ready. Some of the nurses say, "Oh No, you left your underwear on!"  And the other nurses say, "She has Dr. S."  The room gets a little quiet and I ask, "what does that mean?"  And one happy nurse explains, "Dr. S. likes to sit you up during surgery and tuck your hands into your underwear."  What?!!  Apparently he moves his patients into different positions to see how the implant will look with movement and gravity.  Which is all fine and dandy, but the idea of me sitting up with my hands in my underwear while everyone checks out the boobs is a little too much for my dignity! 

I jokingly warned the Dr. when he came in I better not come across any Instagram or Facebook pics on the internet.   

Fierce - HA! What a crazy story. That's exactly the kind of story a gal doesn't want to hear before the rolls into the operating room. Very funny. And I bet a million dollars that one of the nurses would say, 'Give her a beer and she'd look just like me husband does when he's watching TV'.

And I really hope that your have a chance to play int the dirt very soon.

liefie, good luck tomorrow!

FBB, maybe you can sit on a chair outside and supervise dh working on your plants.

I have a question to you all, have
you said/did anything to express your gratitude to your ps for the great job
he/she has done for you? What my ps created for me are really nice. Besides, looking back, he has dealt with countless of my
problems/worries/arguments/ questions (even silly ones like the gloob thingy)
via email, some times on Friday evenings and Saturdays/Sundays. I really am
grateful, but have yet to express it to him properly. If you have, would you
mind share with me what you did?

Fbb - believe it or not, they all sit you up when doing implants though hands don't necessarily go into underwear.  One of my bffs is a plastic surgical nurse - oh the stories she can tell.  Personally I don't want to know about all the positions I am arranged in during surgery.

I went to the fruit basket place (name eludes me...it's a chain) and did chocolate covered strawberries for each office when I was "done" (oncology, radiology, etc)...oh and a picture of me with DH and the Things and a thank you card from all of us. 

It still didn't seem like enough, but they seemed pleased.

I've also done donations to various organizations in their names and given them a thank you card with the donation notification.

Lovely pics Nihahi.....it was 78 here yesterday!!! Warmest since October 2013!!!

Ah, Fierce, I wish I could garden for you while you supervise me from your lounge chair. I missed a couple of years of gardening and everything is really okay. My garden is really a "puttering" garden most of the time anyway. It's only work during spring and fall cleanup. It's mostly easy perennials and ornamental shrubs and trees. I lost a few things due to the drought and then record WET of March. It all looks so spring-y now. I ran out of time to divide and donate from my astilbes and hostas. Even though it's less than the pre-FBC days, I feel good about donating about 115 plants.  I am sure my PS moved me around during surgery but I didn't wear undies. That is quite a visual! Mine is always taking pictures of me ---he better not have had a camera in there. I do have a photo of all the purple drawing on me for Stage II. It makes me laugh. I'm glad your eye is better.

Nihahi, I thought of you as I slapped on my hiking boots to work at the Food bank today. They are the only thing to wear when I have the plantar's. I've had it many times and caught it early this time. Darn shoveling!  Yes, I did accept the board position and have been to a couple of meetings. I already feel like a rabble rouser...what a strange phrase..The pantry shelves are low this time of year through summer so we're looking forward to the postal worker's food drive and some school drives.

What did I miss with Liefie re: tomorrow? I swear, sometimes I think my brain is really losing it. After trying to learn some Tai Chi moves yesterday, which uses a lot of brain power, I was calling sugar peanut butter and peanut butter catsup! The clients just smiled at me. 

I have only thanked my PS verbally several times so far. I wonder what I said when Wilbur was with me? Ha!

Yay, Bosum!  I agree, there are no coincidences.  Timing is everything.  Usually the view is quite different when we look back.  You go girl.  Nihahi, the pictures are wonderful.  I love all the pictures this group posts.  Happy Wednesday!

The train was wonderful.  Here in So Cal, not fighting traffic and just sitting back and watching the scenery go by from the window of the train is complete luxury.  It was a long day.  The meeting ended at 1830 and we had to hustle to grab something to eat and get on the north-bound train at 1920. 

Routine follow-up with MO tomorrow, but they called to confirm the appointment and when I saw the caller ID on my phone I had to gulp.  That part of this journey just sucked...waiting to hear news, which most of the time was lousy!  Now I'm good friends with my MO and I look forward to saying hello, but still...

Big news for me--May 5-16, Jerry and I will be in Israel.  Our church organized a tour with our teacher/pastor, and we leaped on it.  You may all wish me "Tzaraiim Tovim," which is "Good Afternoon" in Hebrew.  I hope to come home with a little more knowledge of the language, culture, and history!

Bosum, enjoy the yoga.  Nothing happens by accident--this class is meant to help you.

Fierce, I had NO idea they sat you up during surgery.  But I guess it makes sense--"how they hanging" becomes a reasonable question.  But...hands in the panties?  Huh?

And to conclude, here is my son and his lovely family on Easter morning. 

Katy- Beautiful family. Have a wonderful time on your journey.

I hear that many of you have had struggles lately. We are so lucky to have each other when we are down. You can almost feel the arms wrapped around one another. I know I have been picked up by many of you when I needed it the most. Hang in there!!

When I walked in for my last surgery, in Chicago, I brought different cheeses and crackers. The nurses and docs were all over that. 

I need to share my good news. I am returning to Chicago to see Dr. Massey for the final time on Monday. She asked me to come back for pictures. I can never thank her enough for what she has done for me. I will bring something healthy to her office and follow up with a heartfelt letter to her. This is big for me. It feels like closure on this particular journey. Wow, I didn't think I would ever get here. Feeling blessed. My hubby and I are going for the weekend to celebrate. 

Take care sisters!

FBb... Just the kind of images of the OR that haunt me!!  

Sb... Your family is beautiful.  I can't believe how fast that baby is growing.

Nahahi... How's the nip? 

My nip looks good, but it isn't bop early large.  All this shrinkage talk scares me. 

My anniversary of 32 years is tomorrow.  Wow, time does fly!