Mood: Accomplished 😊 I had my final follow-up appointment with my surgeon earlier this week. Both sides of my chest look good. During my surgery he stitched up my breasts from underneath a little bit so the implants would drop and settle without making my entire chest drop too much. During the first reconstruction surgery …
15 Foods That Boost the Immune System
With everything going on these days, it doesn't hurt to add as many of these foods into your diet as possible. For cancer patients, it is particularly important to keep your immune system protected and boosted with good healthy foods. Medically reviewed by Amy Richter, RD — Written by James Schend — Updated on April 30, 2020 Immune system boosters …
16 Months in Pictures
Mood: Amazed 😌As I was looking through my pictures the other day I noticed that I have a picture of myself, taken in most months from when I was diagnosed with breast cancer up to the present time. So I decided to make a collection showing how I looked before breast cancer {the first picture} …
Follow-up with My Surgeon
Mood: Good 😁I had another follow-up appointment with my surgeon yesterday and I realized that it has already been a month since I had my surgery. It seems like time is flying by, but that is not a bad thing at all. He took a look at my incisions, said that everything looks great and …
5 Tips for Coping with Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence
I agree with so much of what this article talks about. Will I ever not worry about recurrence? Probably not, but I can find a place for that worry in my life, somewhere in the background. Some days I am overwhelmed by thoughts of recurrence, usually sparked by a sudden pain in my breast, which …
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1 Year Anniversary of My Breast Cancer Surgery
Mood: Thoughtful 😏 April 23rd was a bittersweet day for me. A year ago on that day, I had my first surgery to remove my breast cancer. 💕 I was so scared to undergo my first surgery. I had never been through surgery before and it was terrifying to think about a surgeon cutting into …
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