July 21st, Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Surgery 1. August 31st, Double Mastectomy. Surgery 2. December 14th, Died Flap Breast Reconstruction. Surgery 3. March 21st, Total Hysterectomy and Breast Revisions. That’s three surgeries with six weeks each of recovery. That’s like four months of recovery and healing! I still have some breast revisions (just touch ups), but they will be minor and they will be outpatient. These revisions are no surprise as they were expected as a part of the DIEP flap breast reconstruction process. It’s a complicated breast reconstruction, but I knew that going into it. These revisions will not require me to take any time off work, other than maybe a day or two, but taking 6 weeks off after a surgery is now OVER! I had my last big surgery on Wednesday, March 21st, and came home the following day. My daughter Tess came in from Dallas for a week […]
Category: My Story
My Short Story
I am married to my best friend, Mike. We blended our families when we married in 1999. Together we have four children and now eight grandchildren. I joined WW (for about the sixth time) in August of 2009. My ultimate goal is to maintain a healthy weight through diet, exercise and living a healthy lifestyle. Hopefully, I can inspire others to do the same. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cooking, EATING, reading, watching movies, EATING, art, music, (did I say EATING?) and always looking for something new and interesting to do! I’ve been 20-40 pounds overweight for my entire adult life. I hope that by writing this blog, I will discover a few things about myself, and help others to do the same. I have changed so much about the way that I eat over the last few years, but my weight loss has been very S L O […]