Posted in breast cancer, menopause, ovary removal, reconstruction, recovery, weight loss, tagged julie martin, mastectomy, breast cancer, recovery, ovary removal, menopause, weight watchers, reconstruction on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Had my second follow-up with the plastic surgeon yesterday - after talking to him about my concerns regarding the right breast, we’ve agreed to wait five months before making any decisions about whether there is a need to try any corrective measures to even it up and potentially reposition it. I wasn’t particularly surprised to [...]
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Well, as I thought might be the case, I’m feeling much more my normal self today - in some ways, I look at yesterday’s post, and feel as if I could climb right back under all the depressing feelings and be right back where I was then; but I can also look at each individual [...]
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Posted in breast cancer, menopause, ovary removal, pulmonary embolism, recovery, tagged breast cancer, julie martin, mastectomy, ovary removal, pulmonary embolism, recovery on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today I’m tired, and depressed. It’s going to take more than a green beer to cheer me up.
Even though I know that I should expect some emotional fallout from just having had surgery, and potential mood swings from entering menopause, I am just tired of dealing with cancer, of dealing with the “necessary” mutilations done [...]
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Posted in breast cancer, menopause, ovary removal, pulmonary embolism, recovery, weight loss, tagged breast cancer, julie martin, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, mastectomy, ovary removal, recovery, weight watchers on March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Saw the ovary surgeon yesterday, and she says everything looks good, and I can start getting the scars wet now - there’s still quite a bit of crust on them, mostly held in place by the surgical glue they use to hold the outside of the scar together, and although it might bleed a little [...]
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Posted in breast cancer, menopause, ovary removal, pulmonary embolism, recovery, weight loss, tagged julie martin, mastectomy, breast cancer, recovery, ovary removal, weight watchers on March 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Ouch.
Do you know what happens when you are startled, say, when someone sneaks up behind you and touches you, or when you’re playing a computer role-playing game, and the bad guy jumps out in front of you unexpectedly?
You jump.
But do you know the specifics? Your pelvic floor tightens and jerks upward, your abdominal muscles [...]
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Hi y’all -
Thank you, everyone, for the cards, calls, flowers, and visits! I am doing pretty well, for the most part. I had a lot of pain on Saturday while I was still at the hospital, but Sunday and Monday I had cut way down on the pain pills because I wasn’t [...]
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I’m home - they sent me home Saturday late afternoon, and although I’m definitely having pain, it’s controllable with the pills they gave me. I spend a lot of time snoozing, and I always think I’ve slept a lot longer than I really have - It always seems like 4 or 5 hours, when [...]
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