Facing My Risk: Wednesday morning

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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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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday morning

Joan looks tired and she's sick of the phlegm. She can't get comfortable as the phlegm makes breathing hard. It seems like having a presistent cold in her throat. Now the good news. Her body is dealing very well with the surgery. We'll be getting her up and walking around today. I spent the night on a cot in her room. I think that it was comforting to both of us. Pretty tired today though.