Facing My Risk: 5:45 pm, Still hanging in there

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Welcome to my blog. This is my story of how I faced my risk of breast cancer, the decisions I made, the support I received and my week by week recovery from surgery. I chose to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy with immediate DIEP reconstruction at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston (March 2010). For more information on my 'Medical Team' please see tab above. I also have a wonderful circle of friends who have supported me throughout. They have provided us with lots of delicious meals and desserts. Many of those recipes are included above under "Feed the Flap" recipes. "Feed the Flap" is a term I coined when trying to increase my abdominal (fat) flap to ensure that I was a good candidate for the DIEP procedure. This was not something recommended by any medical professional, it was just something that made sense to me. I think it worked!! Feel free to join me on this journey and feel free to post comments.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

5:45 pm, Still hanging in there

I just received a quick update from the hospital. Dr. Tobias is still working on Joan. They report that it is going well, but, they still have a ways to go. I will hear from the Doctor when they're done.
Long day. Went for a walk in the rain, just to get out. More later, have to Skype the kids now.