March 9, 2019
I met with Dr. Burdette and AmyJ Wednesday night and they want to do a fat graft (inject fat cells into my right breast). This helps rejuvenate cells and decrease “tightening” of the breast due to radiation. AmyJ took a look at my stomach and she’s like hmmmm.. not a huge amount to work with here. And i was like “ummm are we looking at the same bod”???? I have like 20 landmarks to choose from!! LOL! 😂 So the operation isn’t scheduled yet but will occur within the next month or so. It is a one day operation but she said it takes at least 2 weeks to heal. I guess it can be really painful in the area they remove the fat (so typically the abdomen). She told me I will need to wear an abdominal binder or spanx for compression. I YI YI!!! She also added a little saline to my left breast (if you remember they had to deflate both breasts before radiation). So we are pumping them back up! lol. She said she will leave the right side alone for now… she said “there is no way I am putting anything near that breast.. especially a needle”. I said thank you lol.
Discussing surgery
March 21, 2019
Hi everyone!
I saw Dr. Burdette & AmyJ tonight and we discussed my upcoming fat grafting surgery! It’ll be next Thursday the 28th at Elliot Rivers Edge/1 day surgery floor! It’s basically liposuction except after they inject the fat cells into my right breast! Hey A little wild.. but they say there is evidence that it helps with fibrosis (hardening of the breast) and tightening due to radiation. While I was there last night they also injected a little more saline into both breast. I feel like I’m happy with the size I’m at right now but AmyJ assured me I can still change the size at any point and really can make that decision up until the end of August when the implants go in. Wow guys…. did I ever think in my wildest dreams I would have LIPO AND FAKE BOOBS!!??? 😂😂 Craziness!
I guess fat grafting is a big deal?
March 27, 2019
OK so apparently this whole fat graft thing is kind of a big deal. I thought it was this quick easy procedure at Elliot rivers edge. Ummmmm no lol. I received a call from the nurse on Tuesday to go over details and she said it is at the hospital and the actual surgery will be approximately 2 1/2hrs long with a 2hr recovery! I will have general anesthesia and be completely out. I yi yi!!! He better get every fat cell in my stomach hahah!!! 😂 So much for my “simple no-big-deal” procedure. But whatever I got over it in like 2 seconds. Lol honestly I have become so numb to treatment, surgery’s, procedures the past year that nothing really seems “scary” anymore. Just another day in the OR LOL!!
Ill try and blog tomorrow night to let everyone know how it went!!
Much love,
KPOW
Surgery cancelled…
March 28, 2019
I yi yi!! So my Mom and I got to the hospital and I start all the pre-op stuff including vitals, changing into a Johnny, etc. My favorite part is when they put this huge heated blow-up mattress over me! I seriously could stay in this thing for days hahah I love being warm and toasty!!! I’ll post a picture of it in my gallery so you can see what it looks like 🙂 So anyways after an hour and a half of prepping the anesthesiologist comes in to chat and I mentioned feeling off with a sore throat and headache. I also mentioned that my daughter has been pretty sick with a head cold the past few days. Immediately he was concerned. He explained that during general anesthesia they have to keep an open airway and any infection that is brewing could potentially be pushed into the lungs and therefore a little cold could turn into pneumonia. Yikes! At first I was bummed because I really wanted to get it over with but I truly believe everything happens for a reason! And Dr. Burdette came in and said he agreed with him. He said it’s just not worth taking the risk and we can easily reschedule for a few weeks out. So today just wasn’t meant to be and that’s ok! We re-scheduled for April 12th!
Thanks Mom for driving and hanging out with me today and thank you Gram and Pops for watching the kiddos! ❤️
Kpowpow! 🤜
Oh and thank you to all my friends and family who have offered to donate their fat cells! LOL 😂🤣 as always everyone is so generous and so willing to help out hahah! Love you all!!
Fat grafting surgery was a success!
April 12, 2019
I had my surgery today! Only took an hour and a half with a short recovery period of an hour or so at the hospital! Already home and resting in bed. My right breast hurt pretty bad when I woke up and now my lower back hurts quite a bit. You would think my abdomen would hurt!? 🤷♀️ Who knows! Dr. Burdette said surgery went really well though and they were able to inject 50mLs of fat into the breast. I’ll keep you posted!
KPOW 💜
Post-op fat grafting day 1
April 14, 2019
I pretty much slept the entire day away! I was super tired and my breast/stomach region was definitely sore. But good news is my back is feeling SO much better today and I’m taking Advil around the clock which helps take the edge off. The Bolducs were a huge help today! Kim brought Andi to dance class and then Jamie and Joey kept the kids busy playing outside which was really nice to have a quiet home to recover in! My sister also delivered a turkey wrap from pizza market which made my day. Thank you guys!! My outfit these days include high waisted spanx, abdominal binder and tight tank. The compression is good for healing but dang I feel like I’m wrapped up in a cocoon!!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoying this warm weather ☀️
KPOW
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