Batshit Crazy
I was hooked up to a portable V.A.C. machine (http://www.kci1.com/35.asp), from December 7th 2007 until January 24th 2008 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Except for the few hours every three days that...
View ArticleSecond Guessing
I have moments, and I suppose everyone does, when I wonder if I’m making the right decisions. When I have these moments I start looking at other options as though the grass is greener somewhere over...
View ArticleProgressively Moving Backward
I am incredibly frustrated at how slowly I seem to be healing. Is this my body’s way of saying “Sit down and shut up!”? I had a couple days of higher level activity and last night I ended up taking...
View ArticleKeloid Scars
I may I have covered this topic before but not as it applied to me, personally. I noticed something last night after I took off my bra. There is a two to three inch area on the underside of each of my...
View ArticleThings They Don’t Tell You
As I continue to heal I figure things out. The latest is the reason my chest ached for longer than it could have. Keep in mind before the initial surgery I was a B+/C- cup. Little boobies…by comparison...
View ArticleCheck Up Part 2
Dr. Elliott is EXTREMELY pleased with how well the Twins are doing. He’s thrilled with how much they’ve softened and how well the scars are fading. He’s also pleased with how my back looks. While he...
View ArticleCheck Up Part 3
I forgot to include something in yesterday’s post. Dr. Elliott had mentioned that he wanted to make sure that my breast tissue has become softer. For the first few weeks right after surgery, my new...
View ArticleBack Strength
One of the aftereffects of a latissimus flap breast reconstruction Dr. Elliott told me about was back weakness. Since my back has one or two less layers of muscle, it only stands to reason that it’s...
View ArticleThe 200th Post
As the title says, this is the 200th installment of BoobCast. Today I am writing about you, dear reader. Today’s installment is all about the support and the stories that people have shared with me...
View ArticleBall FAIL
In the recent post “Rub Me The Right Way”, i got some misunderstandings cleared up about what adhesions are and aren’t. Patti, the RN at Dr. Franklyn Elliott’s office in Atlanta, answered some...
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