Tomorrow will be two weeks post exchange.It is still hard to believe that I am done with surgery (unless I end up with ptosis- is sagging, Bottoming out-- is one boob dropping out of pocket or capsular contracture - is too much scar tissue, etc...) I have decided I got my complications out of the way already!! :-)
I had a follow up and my surgeon was impressed, he said everything looks good. This is the only acceptable time to be topless and have another guy analyze my chest and telling me how good it turned out, etc... I have no rippling. Which even my PS said was actually surprising since most women do. He even had me lean forward and different ways and still no rippling!!! I am still on a weight restriction, I have 4 more weeks. My PS has not given me additional instructions such as cardio. I think it is because of my past and pushing myself too much he knows if he gives me any leniency I will go too far. Which hey he may be right. Since he didn't say I was restricted from cardio I decided to workout today with one of my videos. I haven't worked out since prior to my mastectomy since I had the complications and then the spasms. I seriously debated on doing the strength training parts of it with a set of 3 lb weights. I mean really I am still under my 10 lb weight restriction, right?!? I don't think my doctor would have been too happy to hear me working out my chest muscles like that yet. I have to remember, although I do not have any pain, I am still healing. So during those parts of the video I just did some high kicks or some other leg exercise. So now my legs are like spaghetti!! I seriously should not have waited so long to get back into some what of a routine. This is going to be a long road to build me back up.
So anyone who is part of the BRCA groups on facebook is fully aware of the new trick that is going around for girls that have either had breast augmentation or breast reconstruction. If you have saline or silicone implants for any reason, if you hold a flashlight up to them. They glow orange. When I first saw the article... I was like "Sweet I have to try this." And sure enough it works. It doesn't just kind of glow---- They full on light up the entire breast. What a cool trick, huh!! Just one of those tricks that you can really only show a select few of people.
I went bra shopping for the first time since my mastectomy. I went to Dillards, but didn't want to spend a lot of money since my chest will still be changing a lot for the next 3-6 months and what I fit in now may not be what I fit in two months. So I went to the associate and was like here is the deal... I just had a mastectomy with reconstruction, my chest is still changing a lot so I don't want to spend a lot of money, but I want a couple of bras with out padding or push up. What do you have for me? She was super nice and took me over to the clearance rack and helped me find a couple of simple bras without padding. That was a lot of fun!!! I can't wait until my chest has fully settled and I can go to Nordstroms or somewhere and get a good fitting and buy some new bras!!!
Guess what we are a little over 6 weeks from moving to Florida!! I can't believe it. I have one more follow up appointment in KC at the end of September. I am hoping that is my last drive to KC until I am going straight through and not looking back!!!! I had an interview last Wednesday and have a second interview with them this coming Wednesday. It is in an Emergency Department that is a little bigger than the one I worked at here. They are in the final stages of becoming a level 2 trauma. I am a little nervous and excited. It has been 2 1/2 years since I have worked in the emergency department, but I always enjoyed it.
Now I have to talk about my kids. Connor just recently turned 3! And Braydin started kindergarten. I can't believe how much they have grown up. It seriously is too darn quick. I am proud to say that I must be doing something right (at least part of the time...) We generally stick to fairly healthy foods for the boys a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes we do allow them to be kids and will cook not so healthy meals for them. Today for lunch we made chicken nuggets, french fries, cucumbers, and cantaloupe. Both my boys asked me if they could have more cantaloupe and cucumbers instead of their french fries. I was shocked.....Of course you can choose to not eat the unhealthy, fattening food for fruits and vegetables!!! I do hope they keep up on their healthy eating habits when they get older.
I don't have a whole lot more to talk about right now. So have a good rest of the weekend!
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