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My flattened belly. You can see the healing scar that stretches from one side of my waist to the other. 73

The "After" Photos, Two Weeks and Counting

It's two weeks from the day of my surgery...so, do you really want to know how I'm doing?

7 comments    photos truth healing
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Bilateral Mastectomy Pre-op Appointment

Only one week until they remove my breasts. Memories of how I found out about my BRCA genetic mutation and now getting ready for surgery.

0 comments    surgery breast cancer mastectomy
A view of San Francisco and the North Tower from the Marin Headlands76

Ovaries, Tubes and Tits... Oh, My!

Jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, suicide and genetic mutations resulting in removal of body parts.

3 comments    breast cancer view jumper
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TRAM Flap Patient Advice

A new friend, a breast cancer survivor, recently wrote to me and asked what advice I had to offer anyone preparing for a TRAM Flap surgery. I realized, I've been writing about my experience of having this...

7 comments    advice family children
The pre-surgery photo of my "mommy boobs" that have fed two babies.73

Planned Maintenance

Only a few days before my bilateral mastectomy surgery and anxiety is striking hard.

12 comments    health politics death
As my surgery nears, my anxiety rears its ugly head in the form of nervous habits. Stay tuned for more on that in "Tics, Towels and Tourette's"70

Ovaries, Tubes and Tits... Oh, My! (Part 2)

Deciding to have a bilateral mastectomy and TRAM Flap reconstruction.

1 comment    surgery breast cancer ovarian cancer
I feel well enough to go hiking near one of our favorite camping sites.76

Regret or Delight? Would I Have TRAM Surgery Again?

Would I do the TRAM Flap breast reconstruction surgery again if I had a choice? You bet.

1 comment    cancer surgery camping
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A Few Hours Left

Lists. That's what's been running through my head since the moment I woke up this morning. Being that it is now 1:15 a.m., I should say, Monday morning. Lists by the bed, lists on the board hanging on the...

2 comments    children friends marriage
Waiting a couple of hours for the surgeon to arrive after mom drove me into the city64

God's Cruel Sense of Humor

Bloody discharge scares the daylights out of me when I think it might be some other type of cancer brewing inside my genetically screwed up body.

0 comments    god sex cancer
Yes, it's a happy day. Not only did I have a shower, it's also the day I go home. Yippee!71

Week 1: A Shower Never Felt So Good

I'm back at home and it's so nice to be able to shower again. Give me a few 100 pillows and an air raft and I'm good.

3 comments    health home surgery
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