Good Morning…
Today marks 11 days post bilateral (double) mastectomy surgery and this has been a week of recovery and a week with some answers and new findings. Monday I reported to Oncology with the amazing Dr. Garth Beinart and found out FANTASTIC news. My lymph nodes are clear…and but for one very small area (which will be removed with the first reconstructive surgery)…I am breast cancer free!!! YES! My Monday news could NOT have been better. I also had blood work drawn on Monday for the BRCA 1 & BRCA 2 tests as well as much more genetic testing. The official pathology report was not signed off on officially…but, there is enough evidence from the phone call(s) from the doctors to give me these results. What I am additionally to understand so far is that my breast cancer is hormone related or estrogen-progesterone receptor positive which I suppose can be good and bad and/or good or bad. It has further been the recommendation that synthetic hormones, birth controls, etc. and I are not good friends. Therefore,…
I have been scheduled for a hysterectomy on Wednesday April 18, 2018.
To add, I requested this to be done quickly as my current Mirena IUD needs to be removed per doctors orders and the waiting game is not something I happen to enjoy and certainly didn’t enjoy on the first surgery. The way I see it…I might as well go ahead and do it now. I mean…I would rather get it done while I am already recovering from one surgery as opposed to healing from one and then undergoing another. Or at least thats what make sense to me. I just wanna get ALL of this done and behind me.
In other better news…I was able to get 2 of 4 drains removed on Tuesday. That was an interesting experience. Much to my surprise, the 2 drains actually hurt more than I thought they would to get removed. Keeping my fingers crossed…hopefully I will get one or both of the other 2 removed this coming Tuesday. If anyone out there is not familiar with these drains or haven’t had them…the are quite the commitment and not so much fun. To have them sewn into your body and having tubes draining your bodily fluids into little bulbs is pretty underwhelming. Oh well…all part of the process. Oh…and did I mention, they have to be “drained” at least 2-3-4 times per day and recorded. Many, many, many thanks to THE SHEEEEESHER, Trace for helping me for the past 10 days until her (very quick departure & return, I hope)…and now to my Sweet T. YES, T stood up and is filling in as Director of Drains. Not real sure he is glad that my sister passed the torch, but I sure am appreciative of of both of them and T has done a great job!
To conclude…we are now midway through UH Cougar Baseball season…and its time to go out and dominate some conference play! #COGOOGS!!! #BeatTheOponent
TaraTataTales 
I hope I can meet you one day!! You are something else. Prayers continue for your recovery.
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Thank you so much. I am trying hard!
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Tara, I had a hysterectomy (total
via LAVH) with remarkable results wishing I’d taken care of my fibroid issues years earlier! Wishing you the same! Only hard part was remembering to let my body heal and not overdue it since I felt so much better afterwards. Prayers your way! You’re a remarksblly strong woman!
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Thank you so much…based on my experience and especially what I went through this week…I am all ears and appreciate what you say!
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