From "the girl whose mom has breast cancer" to "the girl with breast cancer"
To participate in our lives does not mean that we control our lives. Not to control our lives does not mean that we are passive. The most healing thing we can do for ourselves is to participate in the process of our lives as fully as we can - even when the unexpected and the fearful happen. ~unknown
September 7, 2010
Today...
Today I find out if I'm a whack job or not.
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edit: Yep, whack job. Looks normal - a reasonable outcome. Minor improvements. Maybe.
Pain is what the pain will be. Worse on the cancer side and eventually better.
For those others reading - the nutshell version of my 2nd opinion is this: Unrealistic expectations. Minor correction to the box shape. It's about feeling good in a bra and normal clothes (that's bull crap to me). One of the more natural reconstructions she's seen. Results are typical.
How many of us would prefer to look good in clothes rather than nekkid??
So what did the doc actually say? They look normal? What about the pain? Was thinking of you today :D
ReplyDeletePain is what the pain will be. Worse on the cancer side and eventually better.
ReplyDeleteFor those others reading - the nutshell version of my 2nd opinion is this:
Unrealistic expectations. Minor correction to the box shape. It's about feeling good in a bra and normal clothes (that's bull crap to me). One of the more natural reconstructions she's seen. Results are typical.
How many of us would prefer to look good in clothes rather than nekkid??