Back from my reconstruction!!!
jamilli
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I am back from having my reconstruction done at UCLA Medical Center. Everything went well. I had to have 3 surgeries in 8 days. My surgeon, Dr James Watson, was amazing and treated me like gold as did his staff. The DIEP procedure done on the right looks real nice and I had an implant put in on the left for symmetry.I can't say I'm thrilled about the incision in my lower abdomen, but I am happy to have my own tissue on the right.
It's been an interesting ride. This is a nasty diagnosis to have and everything that must be accomplished to beat cancer is very complex and burdomsome. I don't know what to say other than I feel fortunate and happy.
I wish you all the best this Thanksgiving Day (I am recuperating, the husband took the kids to the park). But most of all I wish you all to stay vigilant in your dealings with health care professionals and with your self examinations.
It's been an interesting ride. This is a nasty diagnosis to have and everything that must be accomplished to beat cancer is very complex and burdomsome. I don't know what to say other than I feel fortunate and happy.
I wish you all the best this Thanksgiving Day (I am recuperating, the husband took the kids to the park). But most of all I wish you all to stay vigilant in your dealings with health care professionals and with your self examinations.
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Wonderful news, Jamili! Thank you for sharing this with us. When we experience cancer or other horrible experiences and come to have some good things happen to us, ie. a nice breast surgery, it makes Thanksgiving that much more precious. I hope you have a good day of relaxing while hubby and the kiddlings are away for a while. God bless you and yours.
-Michael (leukemia survivor)0 -
I add my all my good wishes, congratulations!!
I had a tram-flap done on my 1st bc, and couldn't have been happier. I too had that incision, lengthy, it was gone to nothing in 3 yrs., I swear to God, I don't even see it! So more congrat's, since you will be a bikini baby again if you so desire, lollol, Kathy0
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