January 16, 2019
So last night went well! AmyJ drained quite a bit of saline from the left breast expander. I’d say I’m half the size now. She asked if I wanted to do a reduction on the right side as well so I wouldn’t look lop-sided. I said well that would be nice Lol! So she did both sides and I once again look like a little girl who hasn’t hit puberty yet… awesome! 😂 But once I am done radiation they will expand me back to where I want to be!
I went back to Dr. Browers today to do more mapping (aka another CT scan) BUT it was a little different this time! They had me wear this contraption that looked exactly like a snorkel that was hooked up to a machine. I had to breath through that and then also had a clip on my nose. OK so if this doesn’t sound bad enough I also have a stupid head cold and could barely breath. Oh and while I am going through the machine they wanted me to hold my breath for 20 seconds. So here I am trying to hold my breath and swallow my post nasal snots at the same time… awesome lol! But basically what Dr. Brower is trying to do is get the best angle and try to miss as much lung as possible (the last thing I need is lung cancer down the road). Dr. Brower is amazing though and I love that he is picky and pays attention to detail… even if I have to go snorkeling every time I have radiation it’ll be worth it! 😂
I go back Monday for some imaging and then hopefully if everything looks OK I will start radiation!
Much love ❤️
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