I met with Dr Brian yesterday and we are on for the 18th of September. She will do a Right Modified Radical Mastectomy, a Left Simple Mastectomy and port removal. They said she would probably take 1 1/2 hours and then Dr Heistein will do his part which will take longer than that so I will be out a good while. I won't go into all that Dr Heistein is going to do again, if you missed it check the post from August 8th. It will be at Harris Methodist Southlake and the dr said I will love the hospital. All the rooms are private and they said are very spacious. I think they are tyring to make it sound like a hotel. Anyway, they are a specialist in breast cancer treatment which is what really matters. I have to be there at 8am and surgery will start around 10am. I will have appointments on the 17th for pre-op. I go to Dr Brian's office at 11:00 and Dr Heisteins office at 3:30. We are going to stay the night in Southlake since I have to be there so early. They said I will only be in the hospital two days so I should go home on Sunday. I think that is about it for surgery.
I will have a CAT scan on Sept 3rd and meet with Dr Crim again on Sept 8th. He just wanted a repeat CAT scan after chemo and radiation were over and before I had surgery.
That is all for now. I am off until the 3rd. I can't believe I have so much free time. I am most excited about going to the coast.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Only two more!!!
Only two more treatments. I will be done tomorrow!!! I forgot to mention that my hair is growing back. It is so soft and has turned dark. I am finally able to grab it with a pinch. I mentioned earlier that I had a delayed eyelash falling out. Well, they came back real quick. They are not long yet but they are there and thick. I also ended up having my eyebrows thin. I looked very strange, as they were falling out new ones were coming in. Have you ever seen anyone with a 5 o'clock shadow on their eyebrows? Very odd. Well they all finally fell out, but I was never without any because the new ones are growing fast. They are not long yet but are getting thick. I think I may have to go get my eyebrows waxed. They definitely are lacking shape.
I saw Dr Freeman yesterday. He said that everything is great. He will see me again in three or four months to look at the skin. I don't know why because there is really no change whatsoever, but that is fine.
Lets see, I meet with Dr Brian on Monday and that is it for August. My next appt will be Sept 3rd when Dr Crim will do another CAT scan. I will see him again on Sept 8th to get the results.
37 days until surgery. I guess that is it for now.
I saw Dr Freeman yesterday. He said that everything is great. He will see me again in three or four months to look at the skin. I don't know why because there is really no change whatsoever, but that is fine.
Lets see, I meet with Dr Brian on Monday and that is it for August. My next appt will be Sept 3rd when Dr Crim will do another CAT scan. I will see him again on Sept 8th to get the results.
37 days until surgery. I guess that is it for now.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Surgery Scheduled!!!
I just love this. I think I should have it printed on a shirt or something.
I only have 4 more days left of radiation!! I am so excited that will be over. Everything is looking great there. No real obvious changes to the skin.
I hope this is not too much info, but you know me. Brian said everyone might not want the gory details ,if that is so, only read the next sentence and then move on to the next paragraph. I met with the plastic surgeon (Dr Heistein) yesterday and it looks like I will have surgery on September the 18th. It will be more than I thought. I thought, take the old ones off and put new ones on. Well, because I had radiation there is more to it. Evidently radiation makes the muscle scar and it looses its elasticity. So he is going to have to put in a new muscle from my lower back. Even though the muscle is fine on the other side he is going to put a back muscle there too. Because they are different muscles it would make the boobs appear different. Since I am going to all this trouble I sure want them to be the same. Then he will put in expander's to stretch the muscles. I will go back every week for him to put fluid in the expander's until they are the size I want. Once they are the right size he won't do anything for two months to let the muscles stretch and shape. At that time I will have another surgery to take the expander's out and put my new permanent boobs in. Because I am having the mastectomy and surgery done at the same time they are able to save 90% of my skin. So that is really good. I will however loose my nipples because that is where the milk ducts go through so I will have to have new ones added after I have my permanent boobs. They are also going to take out the port. What a day that will be. The surgery will be at Harris Methodist Southlake and I will be in the hospital for two days. I will see him on Sept 17th for pre op to get marked up for surgery.
I see Dr Brian, my other surgeon, on August 17th. Then I am of until September 3rd. Unless something changes. On September 3rd I will have another CAT scan. I will meet with Dr Crim on September 8th. The kids dentist is September 14th and I will be back for pre op on the 17th. Wow, that is why we are having a vacation the last week of August. We are taking the kids to Port Aransas. They just love the beach and we need a vacation.
I guess that is it for now.
I only have 4 more days left of radiation!! I am so excited that will be over. Everything is looking great there. No real obvious changes to the skin.
I hope this is not too much info, but you know me. Brian said everyone might not want the gory details ,if that is so, only read the next sentence and then move on to the next paragraph. I met with the plastic surgeon (Dr Heistein) yesterday and it looks like I will have surgery on September the 18th. It will be more than I thought. I thought, take the old ones off and put new ones on. Well, because I had radiation there is more to it. Evidently radiation makes the muscle scar and it looses its elasticity. So he is going to have to put in a new muscle from my lower back. Even though the muscle is fine on the other side he is going to put a back muscle there too. Because they are different muscles it would make the boobs appear different. Since I am going to all this trouble I sure want them to be the same. Then he will put in expander's to stretch the muscles. I will go back every week for him to put fluid in the expander's until they are the size I want. Once they are the right size he won't do anything for two months to let the muscles stretch and shape. At that time I will have another surgery to take the expander's out and put my new permanent boobs in. Because I am having the mastectomy and surgery done at the same time they are able to save 90% of my skin. So that is really good. I will however loose my nipples because that is where the milk ducts go through so I will have to have new ones added after I have my permanent boobs. They are also going to take out the port. What a day that will be. The surgery will be at Harris Methodist Southlake and I will be in the hospital for two days. I will see him on Sept 17th for pre op to get marked up for surgery.
I see Dr Brian, my other surgeon, on August 17th. Then I am of until September 3rd. Unless something changes. On September 3rd I will have another CAT scan. I will meet with Dr Crim on September 8th. The kids dentist is September 14th and I will be back for pre op on the 17th. Wow, that is why we are having a vacation the last week of August. We are taking the kids to Port Aransas. They just love the beach and we need a vacation.
I guess that is it for now.
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