It has been a busy few days so I am a bit behind on the sharing but I believe on day 29 I shared a bit about my surgery day.
I was diagnosed with triple positive invasive breast cancer. Did 6 rounds of TCHP Chemotherapy and selected to have a double mastectomy with immediate DIEP Flap reconstruction.
This surgery was specifically intense because it involved the removal of both breasts with immediate reconstruction where they took fat and blood vessels from my stomach and transferred them to make new "breasts".
I have an incision that went completely across my waistline from hip to hip.
The doctor mentioned that mine was essentially a difficult one because my blood vessels were beneath my abdominal wall which meant they had to compromise the muscles in my abdomen to get to the vessel.
I needed these vessels to be transplanted into my new boobs so that they could have blood supply and "live".
In doing so I lost a lot of blood and had to have multiple blood transfusions. My body was very delicate after a 13 hour long surgery that did have some complications.
The good news was that I woke up from it and was alive! The bad news was the second they tried to move me in my bed to help me get more comfortable I suffered more complications. Typically in this choice of surgery you spend a day or two in the ICU.. I spent quite a few more extra days in the ICU.
When I first opened my eyes after surgery, I was surrounded by my loved ones and was mostly concerned if my husband had made it to Amara's holiday school concert that evening lol.
Here is that moment I opened my eyes. Believe it or not, I do actually remember this! The video might feel funny watching but it was the reality of what happened. I am here to share my story .. the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly but definitely the miraculous as well!
My story is really just getting started.
Are you ok with me continuing past the month of October?
Comment..... YES ...... below if you would like to me to continue to share my story into this next month which happens to be Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
