follow up, research, & decisions

I had my routine post op follow up with the Surgeon today. The incisions look good, no infection, and healing well. The bruising is a lot better too. Agreed the left boob has to go, now onto the advantages and disadvantages of taking the right one too. It seems so drastic to catch this so early and have such a good prognosis and to be looking at a bilateral mastectomy, which when you first think about it seems like something only someone with "really bad cancer" should do, but that is why people are living, because we catch it early and have so many more choices to elimante the problem.

I did finally connect with my previous plastic surgeon and he is retiring and not doing new surgeries (not even for me & I thought I was special to him), so I got some referrals and headed back to talk to surgeon for his opinion. I have an appointment this Friday with a Plastic Surgeon who was on both lists and who is the guy my surgeon works most with. Sure, I could go and get a million different names from other people and drive myself crazy with this, but I value relationships between people and if these guys work alot together then I figure I am getting the best with them. My Surgeon, other than holding out on bad news, has been awesome through this all. He also reminds me of Kevin Youlkolis, the first baseman from the red sox, so I have some positive transferrence for him.

So, once I meet with the Plastic Surgeon and if I like him and we agree on what we are doing, they suggest having the surgery within the next month. They would do the removal and reconstruction at the same time, 2 days in the hospital and then out to be doted on my family and friends. I also have some videos to watch on reconstruction if anyone wants to join me for a movie night!
Enough boring medical stuff,

Andy saw his doctor yesterday and his chest xray was clear and his ribs are healing, he doesn't need to be seen again there. He'll continue PT and now it is just time that will complete his healing process. He is using the sling PRN now and it is amazing how much it is really more of a communicator for others to be gentle with him, because if he is not wearing it people just want to hug and touch him!

So, off to second grade orientation tonight. Probably see some of you there.
Thanks again for your your support through this.
Sherie & Andy