Appt

Wel, I have my appt tomorrow at Auckland Hospital. They want me to have a Mammogram and Ultrasound. They had to slot me in at 1.30pm, so I may have to wait to be seen as it isnt an actual appt time, but i dont mind waiting. Its normally Mollys sleep time, so with mum being home with her infection, she can keep an eye on her. And i dont really want her with me when im getting the stuff done, she will just be a dork the whole time lol.

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So the other day i was self examining and came across a couple of lumps in my right breast, I went to the doc today to get checked out and she found 3 - 2 are pea size and 1 is long, she has referred me to Auckland Hospital for both a mammogram and an ultrasound, because im so young the mammograms are much harder to go by, they dont detect as well as when you are older, something about the breast tissue being denser.

So i should hear back from the hosp in the next week or so, so ill keep you all updated with the findings :)

Breast surgeon cont.

So anyways, I went to my appt today at the hospital to see mums surgeon, we waited an hour and another surgeon came in to see me, turns out Dr Jones was waylayed as he was seeing a lady who wanted to become a man and she wanted to discuss taking her boobs off. uhm ok, I didnt know that came under the public health system but whatever lol.

Dr Puttick talked to me about the different types of reconstructive surgery and we decided that the TRAM flap would be more suitable for me than the others. The only thing is that it takes 3 months to recover and i cant lift Molly in that time at all. He told me that they wont do the surgery unless i stop smoking and my BMI needs to be 27 or lower. Thank god im on weight watchers LOL

Its getting a bit scary now and I have been quite down since mum had her surgery, but onwards and upwards! I will get to the weight i want to be, quit smoking and this will be the icing on the cake, get a boob job and a tummy tuck all in one for free!! hehe i know its more than that, but this is how im thinking about it for now (to keep me from freaking out)

I have another appt in 3 months time to go back and talk to them - so we can make sure this is what i want to do, I also get to see a psychologist whoop!

Breast surgeon

Sup, I havnt blogged for a while so there are a few updates!!

Mum went and had her bilateral Mastectomy done about 3 weeks ago. While she was in theatre they nicked her right lung, they said it was because of the radiotherapy she had done when she had cancer on that side 3 ish years ago. Shes doing well, she chose to have the implants put in, so at the moment she has the spacers in, they will fill them up over the course of a few months, once she is at the size she wants she will have the permanent implants put in.

A few days after she came home i got to see the carnage, wow its not pretty and the right side is all puckered, they promised her that once the implants are in it will fill out and look normal. Was a real big shock seeing her chest like that, not something i would wish on my worst enemy.

I did some research and decided on getting the abdomable flap reconstruction done. Link here - its number 3 - the TRAM flap http://www.thebreastcentre.co.nz/services/breast-reconstruction-.aspx

I have my first appt!!

With the Gyny Oncology people at Greenlane Hosp - They will talk to me about my options with my Ovaries. The screening process for Ovarian cancer is crap, so I think I would like them out after I have another baby - yes thats right, we have decided to have another baby - probably in a few yearsish time :)

Im scared, but happy that I finally have this appointment and I can start my journey!

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A lady called Nic called me from The Gift of Knowledge and we had a chat about things. She had her mastectomy and reconstruction done about 5 months ago and I have decided that instead of having implants, I will have a DIEP Flap reconstruction. That is where they take fat and tissue from your tummy and make new breasts out of it. I like this idea because 1. You get a tummy tuck - 2. Your breasts are more natural and grow and shrink with your body - 3. There are no foreign bodies involved (I hate the idea of having implants) and 4. You dont have to keep having surgery like you do with implants.

Only microsurgeons can perform this surgery so when I go talk to mums breast surgeon I will ask if he has any recommendations.

Ohhhhh theres a support website for people with the gene mutation Brca1 and 2 - WOOHOO!

http://www.giftofknowledge.co.nz/

YAY