I spent all day with Rosie on Saturday - the best therapy ever! Michael came up from Long Beach Saturday evening and spent the night and part of Sunday with us. It was so great to see him and get some quality time. Yesterday was a touch and go day. A few hard moments, a few more tears, but ended the day with a great concert and was able to get my mind off of the "C" word for a little while.
We had our appointment with the plastic/reconstructive surgeon this morning. We have a great sense of confidence in this doctor. He too explained everything in great detail and went over all of the options for reconstruction. I am amazed at how many options there are to get the end result that you want.
We have to weigh all of the information that we received today and will spend some time going over our options with both surgeons prior to making a decision. What we do know... double mastectomy with some sort of reconstruction.
The initial surgery will tell us how extensive the cancer treatment will be depending on what they find in the lymph nodes. Keeping our fingers crossed that there will not be a need for radiation. I'm not clear as to whether or not chemo is a given or an option depending on the findings. Still need to get an oncologist on board to go over all of these details with us.
I received good advice from a girlfriend yesterday, that if I have to undergo chemo to go out before any treatments and buy a wig so that I'm not trying to shop for that silly thing when I feel terrible. Wig shopping anyone? Ugh! We'll see, and will keep hope that this does not become a necessity.
That's it for now. Off to pick up my Irish passport photos to get that thing renewed. Continuing to look forward to vacation plans and great adventures on the other side of all of this nonsense.
Love to you all and thanks for the continued encouragement. <3
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