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Well here it is 2015...I started this crazy...
Well here it is 2015...I started this crazy journey in 2006. I was 47. My mother died in 1981 from advanced ductal carcinoma. She was first diagnoised at 48. I also had two aunts diagnoised with the same type all within a few years of each other. This was the start of that wonderful menopausal time. My mother and her two sisters took that wonderful drug mass marketed called Premerin....hmmmm quite the advertising campaign still going on. What doctors still won't tell you is and of course not the company that makes it either ***Is that there are women that have cancers that grow with estrogen and progesterone that are in the very early stage...I knew something was up... I was in high school and thought what the hell is going on!!!! My mother fought the battle for years and died at 54.. I miss her everyday.
My cancer showed up as micro calcification..atypical hyperplasia. I had the biopsy, but they didn't get a clean margin for some reason so the doctor wanted to remove a wedge...A wedge she called my breadt...hmmmm lumpectomy to a wedge. I decided I was moving on...Time to find a new doctor... At that point I opted for a double mastectomy. What ! I'm going to have a mammogram every 6 months on the other breast, waiting for the bomb to go off again. With that decision I had to fight to find the doctor to give me implants!!! I weighed 130. Two doctors wanted me to gain 25 to create one breast!!! Really!!! One doctor wanted to use the back muscle!!! It was crazy trying to find the right surgeon. I found a new surgeon that had no affiliation with the other doctors and hospital. He said I was a perfect candidate for implants, but it's hard for a doctor to tell you to remove one healthy breast. I have three kids.. I went to bed worrying about dying and not being around for them since I know all too well what it's like not having your mother near.
My surgery was uncomplicated. My exchange surgery was uncomplicated though you feel like an alien for awhile..Hell mannequins have nipples! I didn't for awhile and now mine are flat again. I switched out my silicone implants last year for the new gummie bear implants. I simply don't like them. Yes, they're very soft and feel pretty natural, but my chest muscles constrict causing the indentations that are awful..My bras don't fit well at all either. I wished I had stayed with the round gel type. I may do fat graphs, but I think I should go up a size or switch them out. The new implants have caused my incision lines to crease as well. I just don't want to be the patient that keeps going back. I'm not looking for perfection...lol that's kind of funny ....because as we all no in this situation they're far from perfect..BUT I'M CANCER FREE AND ALIVE FOR MY KIDS..and ultimately that's what it's all about...I just wish doctors would realize we just want to look whole again.. Like the women we are... Love you All
I'll post pictures at a later time..
My cancer showed up as micro calcification..atypical hyperplasia. I had the biopsy, but they didn't get a clean margin for some reason so the doctor wanted to remove a wedge...A wedge she called my breadt...hmmmm lumpectomy to a wedge. I decided I was moving on...Time to find a new doctor... At that point I opted for a double mastectomy. What ! I'm going to have a mammogram every 6 months on the other breast, waiting for the bomb to go off again. With that decision I had to fight to find the doctor to give me implants!!! I weighed 130. Two doctors wanted me to gain 25 to create one breast!!! Really!!! One doctor wanted to use the back muscle!!! It was crazy trying to find the right surgeon. I found a new surgeon that had no affiliation with the other doctors and hospital. He said I was a perfect candidate for implants, but it's hard for a doctor to tell you to remove one healthy breast. I have three kids.. I went to bed worrying about dying and not being around for them since I know all too well what it's like not having your mother near.
My surgery was uncomplicated. My exchange surgery was uncomplicated though you feel like an alien for awhile..Hell mannequins have nipples! I didn't for awhile and now mine are flat again. I switched out my silicone implants last year for the new gummie bear implants. I simply don't like them. Yes, they're very soft and feel pretty natural, but my chest muscles constrict causing the indentations that are awful..My bras don't fit well at all either. I wished I had stayed with the round gel type. I may do fat graphs, but I think I should go up a size or switch them out. The new implants have caused my incision lines to crease as well. I just don't want to be the patient that keeps going back. I'm not looking for perfection...lol that's kind of funny ....because as we all no in this situation they're far from perfect..BUT I'M CANCER FREE AND ALIVE FOR MY KIDS..and ultimately that's what it's all about...I just wish doctors would realize we just want to look whole again.. Like the women we are... Love you All
I'll post pictures at a later time..
Provider Review
Dr. Woods is a very talented and skilled surgeon. He's kind and has a caring bedside manner, which is really important when you feel like you've been hit by a truck lol!! You know what I mean ...