I will go in Thursday November 6th for a bilateral Mastectomy & start of the reconstruction process. I will be at Community Hospital for two days following and then home. The first 2 weeks, I hear, are the ones I need to take it easy for. I will have drains in and won't be able to lift or drive during that period. Following that I still will have physical restriction on my activities, but my survivors girls tell me I can, and should, still try and get out to social getherings, as I can tolerate. Holiday season is quickly approaching & there are lots of parties, so don't take me off your lists just yet!The reconstruction process (expanding & 2 more one day surgeries) will continue throughout the winter and I hope to be finished entirely with that process by bathing suit time in July.(I was going to say June, but I remembered we are in central new york)
Funny Victoria's Secret just sent an email about their spring bathing suit line and I realized I will be able to wear styles I have always liked, but not been able to pull off with my real boobs. I will probably be a bit smaller too, so I am going to have alot of 34C bathing suits up for grabs! Positives, it is all about finding them and holding on to them to get through what could be a long & sore winter. (see that was me doing a positive again, not painful, just sore) I must tell you, patients always used to say I was pretty good at what I did(psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfullness) and now that I am using this stuff on myself, I agree! and I haven't even had to resort to prescribing myself medications yet. Andy tried to talk me into it, but I just gave him some! (just kidding)
So, one month to go. I am exercising again, now that the first surgery has healed and I am getting what I call "surgery ready". The stars have the Oscars, I have surgery. I wonder if I should go tanning. Has anyone tried that cabbage soup diet? I should probably drop 10 pounds before the red carpet, actually I think Community Hospital's carpet is blue, I should remember that when I am picking out my gown, wouldn't want to clash. Hair up or down, need to remember to talk to Kim about that.
Honestly, I am good. The family is packing tonight for Cooperstown & looking forward to a great and warm weekend there. We are staying at the Otesaga Resort (ohhlaalaa) & going to hit all the museums (art/farmers/baseball) & shops. Then back to Syracuse on Sunday for SPAMALOT. (Yes, it will be my third time and the kids second, but it is that good!) The zoo or the MOST on monday as the kids aer off school. It'll be a great fall weekend. Hope all of you can get out there and enjoy it too.
Andy says Hi! Continues to improve, slowly, but surely. He's still a hurtin and he is spent by 8pm each night, he's been working like a dog! Thank goodness they started running the series of some of his work in the Post Standard this past weekend, it lifted his spirits and there are plenty more articles to follow. They wanted him to write a weekly column talking about different design ideas, but he doesn't like to write, that is why he draws! and draw he does, even with 4 broken ribs and a broken collar bone. That's my man. Keep your eyes out for him in the sunday paper again and keep on for me as we'll be away.
So, one month to go. I am exercising again, now that the first surgery has healed and I am getting what I call "surgery ready". The stars have the Oscars, I have surgery. I wonder if I should go tanning. Has anyone tried that cabbage soup diet? I should probably drop 10 pounds before the red carpet, actually I think Community Hospital's carpet is blue, I should remember that when I am picking out my gown, wouldn't want to clash. Hair up or down, need to remember to talk to Kim about that.
Honestly, I am good. The family is packing tonight for Cooperstown & looking forward to a great and warm weekend there. We are staying at the Otesaga Resort (ohhlaalaa) & going to hit all the museums (art/farmers/baseball) & shops. Then back to Syracuse on Sunday for SPAMALOT. (Yes, it will be my third time and the kids second, but it is that good!) The zoo or the MOST on monday as the kids aer off school. It'll be a great fall weekend. Hope all of you can get out there and enjoy it too.
Andy says Hi! Continues to improve, slowly, but surely. He's still a hurtin and he is spent by 8pm each night, he's been working like a dog! Thank goodness they started running the series of some of his work in the Post Standard this past weekend, it lifted his spirits and there are plenty more articles to follow. They wanted him to write a weekly column talking about different design ideas, but he doesn't like to write, that is why he draws! and draw he does, even with 4 broken ribs and a broken collar bone. That's my man. Keep your eyes out for him in the sunday paper again and keep on for me as we'll be away.
As a very handsome man, Matthew McConaughy, likes to say, Just keep livin(JKL)!
Sherie
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