The Journey: February 2009

Dr. Boll stitched up the hole in my left breast today. It actually looks really good and I am very happy with the results so far! She said we have to keep our fingers crossed that it will heal well. You just never know...when you are dealing with radiated tissue.

The procedure went really well. She injected some numbing stuff and I couldn't even really feel the needle going in. Most of that area on my breast is still numb anyway. She cut a cresent-shape area around the hole, and then stitched it closed. Once this is healed, I will have the tattooing done and things should look more normal.

I have a follow up appointment with Dr. Boll in one week. She wants to make sure it looks ok before we leave on our cruise (yippee!!).

(A day at the park with my boys.)

(Jake was not wanting to hold still. Shocker!)

I have been so lazy lately (story of my life!). When I think about blogging, I tend to get really frustrated because it is so hard for me to organize my thoughts. Even though it's been around 8 months since I finished chemo, I still feel like my brain cells are few and far between. So if I'm typing something...or having a conversation with you...and I'm not quite making sense, you'll know why :)

First of all, I saw Dr. Boll (plastic surgeon) last week. She was happy that the tissue on the inside of my crater was turning more pink. It was really pale before and now is pinkish/redish. I told her that I was tired of dealing with it and didn't want to be a complainer, but I am going on a cruise in 2 1/2 weeks and I need that thing healed up by then. If the wound is still open, you see, I will not be able to go in the ocean and snorkel with everyone else. I DO NOT want to have to deal with wound care on my cruise and DEFINITELY do not want to miss out on anything because of it! So I talked Dr. Boll into sewing it up. She was hesitant because she doesn't want it to distort the look of my breast, and I can understand that....but I don't care at this point. It's never going to look like it did before the cancer anyway. So, in the meantime, I am still packing it/changing the dressing twice a day. She wants to give the tissue as much time as possible to heal before attempting to sew it up on the 25th.

Keep your fingers crossed!

I also want to declare that I have THE BEST husband! He took not one...not two...but all THREE boys to the cabin last Thursday night through Sunday!! Although Saturday was Valentine's Day, Curt thought it would be a good V-Day gift to me....to have the weekend ALL TO MYSELF!! I love my boys (all 4 of 'em) soooo much. More than words can describe. But, a little time to myself was just what I needed. It was a fun and relaxing weekend, but I was anxious for all of my boys to come home!