I have a date!!!!

Yes!!!!! I have a date!!  The official exchange day( as another blogger posted -- D-Day, cute pun, huh!) is August 2nd (that makes not quite 6 months from mastectomy to final surgery!!).  It is an outpatient couple hour surgery.  My tissue expanders will be removed (that can not come soon enough!) and my soft new implants will be placed!!!  I can't wait to no longer have misshapen, hard boulders!! My surgery is on a Friday and the nurse told me I can most likely return back to work on Monday.  She told me I am tough, so I probably can handle it. HA! I don't know if I have ever considered myself tough.


 This last weekend I went dress shopping for some summer weddings I will be attending.  I now can say... It is extremely hard to go dress shopping with misshapen boobs.   That means absolutely no V-neck or lower cut necklines.  Also it helps to find something with a little ruffles to distract from the shape.  I also have noticed now that it is swimsuit season... I will need a new swimsuit.  I don't plan to buy a new one this year, since I am not quite sure of my shape and size until after August.  My swimsuit now, well we will say it feels a little inappropriate.  I bought me a new swimsuit last year.  A slimming swim dress with a V-neck.  I chose a V-neck because I never had much in that area and helped keep me from looking quite so small.  Well now that I am not that small and now somewhat misshapen... it doesn't look quite right.  So I just hurry and get in the pool with the boys and try to stay in the water up to my neck! I am excited for swimsuit shopping, I will have so many more options now.

I spoke with my plastic surgeon this last appointment about us moving to Florida.  He said I could have my exchange surgery done down there if we wanted to move sooner.  I said no way.  I want to finish up here with who I know.  My husband and I agreed that we needed to get this done before we move.  My surgeon did tell me to get a consult with a plastic surgeon down there, that way if I need something I am already established as a patient.  Sometimes after implant surgery, you will need fat grafting to help even out/smooth some of the areas, that is some things I can have done there, if needed.  I no longer need to go to KC weekly, although it has been much more enjoyable since Cain's uncle has started driving me.  I am sure I was quite entertaining also!  I was taking a valium before the trip to help keep the spasms down after my fills and well I am a talkative person anyway.  So after taking the Valium, I became real, real talkative!! But hey... that shortens the drive, right:)  With my surgery being scheduled August 2nd, I should be completely released by the middle of September. I say SHOULD BE, because you never know what can happen, but hopefully I got a my complications out of the way.

( people may think this while I am on Valium)

Another thing I have to say, this still makes me smile... A couple of posts ago, I had put how funny it was that it was completely appropriate to start a conversation with "Your boobs look great!"  Well this last weekend, we went to visit my husband's grandma ( I love this lady, sweet, loving, caring, and funny woman).  Anyway she follows my posts and keeps up fairly regularly about my surgery.  The first thing she said to me when I walked in was " Hey Jess, nice rack!!"  How can you not smile at that!?!  Like I said, I love this woman (she has a great sense of humor)!! Seriously though... she is one of the most caring people I have ever met and is willing to do anything for anyone.


Well, It will probably be a little while before I have an update. I will be meeting with the surgeon a couple weeks before, to discuss the surgery and answer any questions.  Other than that... my life better be pretty boring until then!! So until next time... Take Care!! I am almost done!! What! What!

~Jess