January 2014 Surgery Sisters

hello Lori and welcome to our group.

It is good that you are meeting with your PS on Monday,but don't fret too much about it.  I still have my expanders in and will not have exchange until late October/November.  I have quite a bit of extra skin at the bottom of my expanders that is more prominent now that my fills are done.  My PS said it is extra skin from the mastectomy as the BS generally tries to save as much skin for the ps to work with.  I was quite large breasted and droopy before my BMX and I am much smaller now.  The ps didn't need all of the skin and will excise it during the exchange to implants.  In general, my TEs hav dropped slightly as the muscles have relaxed over the past months.  You may be experiencing some of that, too, which is natural and actually makes the next surgery easier for the ps.  Or so they told me.  Good luck on Monday and let us know what you find out.

Diane, what great pictures! Thank you for including us. Love the smiles and pink balloons!

Diane.  I love the pink!  AND the tiara!  Looks like an amazing time!

Laurie

Laurie & Diane - LOVE the pics!!!   Thanks for letting us walk along with you!  Diane, the tiaras are awesome!  ha ha  Love it so much.

God, do we have a great sisterhood here or what?!??!?!

Laurie and Diane, you worked it for us this weekend.  Thank you!

Just got back from a graduation party and I am amazed at the support and sister hood.  There was a henna station and before anyone told me there was a line up from friends and family getting BC ribbon henna tattoos in my honor.  My mom got one on her ankle and my sister got one one her boob since she is the only one of us left that  had one.  We all got a good laugh at that .  My dd had hers on the ankle.  Mine was on the back of the neck... Hope to post pics if they turn out.  Silver linings everywhere if we look.

So much sisterhood this weekend.  Feeling blessed.

Diane , you look wonderful and know how to wear a tiara! Thank you soooooo much for including us in your walk. Although I've never been able to meet my sisters from this board; I truly feel a connection to you all. Thank you for the support. Much love, Marissa 

Yay Diane & Laurie - way to represent!  Diane - you look fantastic in your strappy top and tiara!  )) Congrats Laurie - wow, 12 hours of walking?! Thanks so much both of you for sharing your special day and for including us. I agree, Marissa, I feel a very special connection to my surgery sisters and am honored to be part of such a super group of ladies! Love you all!

Welcome Lorbgoo - to answer your question, my non cancerous side does feel saggy. Even though both sides were filled to the exact same capacity during expansion, the right side looks bigger and has more droop. My PA said the non cancerous side has more skin - the cancer side had 2 surgeries and more scars so it's tighter. I usually I wear a bra 24/7, but one night I left it off and felt how "baggy" my TEs are when lying down. I asked the NP and she said that my TE's are not filled to capacity, so that's why they feel that way. No worries - there is some "wiggle room" during the surgery - she said you can go a little bigger if you want, but either way the implants should be the right size to fill up the pocket and not be baggy like the TEs. Did you post on Breast Sizing 101? You might want to check out that thread for more details on all that, but of course you'll get the best answer from your PS. 

DH and I had a wonderful weekend up north. Perfect temps, sunny skies both days - so unusual for MN, lol! I went swimming for the first time this summer (on the first official day of summer) and it was heavenly. I call it lake therapy!

Night all!

I'm back! Nate went back to work today and Daniel is back home with his mom. I really miss both of them hanging out. But, now comes putting the house back in order, time.

Wow Laurie, 12 hours of walking, I am impressed. You are awesome!

Ditto to you Diane, you guys totally rock, thankyou!
Love the pictures, Beverly your kids are beautiful.

Mary, so glad you have your lake to go to. It sounds beautiful. Our lakes, and we have a gazillion of them are dangerous to swim in during the summer There are nasty amoebas that can get in your nose and cause brain damage. needless to say we don't go in the lakes.

Lorbgoo, welcome. I didn't have TE's so I am of no help. Hope all goes well at your appointment.

love you guys,

ttyl

Eve

Hi Eve! There you are! Nice to see you and your puppy! I suppose I'll have to be next since everyone is posting pics of themselves...okay, I'll see what I can do.

Yes, our lake is something we have dreamed about and worked for most of our lives. Now our dream has come true. There's still a lot of places I'd like to go to, and the bad thing about having a lake place is that you always go there, never anywhere else. 

This Wednesday we are moving mom, so lots to do before then.

See ya!

Laurie- thanks for including us - and walking 11miles!!i don't know if I could even do 2. I would guess that you are more than sore

Diane- kudos to you too.

Eve- love the pix

Mary - good luck with the move.

lol Laurie,

Can't you see the roll around my tummy? We need to get you some glasses!

Sorry your back is bothering you. I have back pain, but that is pretty normal for me.  Could it be from the uterine lining building up? Putting pressure on body parts that normally don't hurt. Is there a way to exercise those muscles to tighten them up? I know my stomach muscles are weak and that contributes to my back pain. That is why I was using the rowing machine.....but that hurt my shoulder so I had to stop for a while..:P  I am hoping when I see this new doc, that he will be able to help with the pain. Acupuncture, chiro and massage....fingers crossed.

Hey, it looks like you are getting some nasty weather, be careful.

love you

Eve

Linda, hugs and positive energy coming your way!  Post your progress when you feel up to it.  We will all be thinking of you.

Laurie and Eve, I did acupuncture last summer for my herniated cervical disk and it was fabulous.  After about 4 sessions I was pain free and have been since.  It was also the most relaxing experience.  I left more relaxed than after a massage.  Highly recommend it!

Namaste!

I had my uterus out 5 years ago and kept ovaries not knowing cancer was coming.  I still need nipples too next year after a revision to one breast as they are not matching right now.

Are you doing your surgery lap or open?

Linda

Hey my January sisters. Wanted to come here for some support and a bit of a pick me up. I'm getting VERY nervous about my upcoming hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. So worried about the surgery itself, the pathology results, how that is going to change me- mood, emotionally, sexually etc. I haven't been able to sleep the past couple of nights more than 2-3 hours. I feel nauseous with butterflies every time I think of it. I'm trying to get my class set up this week with the help of my sister and a good friend so I won't worry about that while I'm recovering knowing that I won't be up to doing it after the surgery. The room is coming along but I have soooo much to do still!!! Ugh I just feel so overwhelmed!!!

{{hugs}} for all of the upcoming surgeries.

I just got the call today... my hysterectomy will be Aug 14th. I'm glad they gave me the date I wanted... It gives me most of the summer with nothing going on but two weeks or so before school starts for my kiddos.