I will be having surgery on December 6th to take out the expander on my left side and put in the implant. This will be an out patient procedure so I get to go home the same day. The last surgery went well. Everything healed like it was suppose to. I do find that with the expander, when I sleep on my back for extended periods of time, my left side (side with the expander) hurts. When I wake up and realize that I have been sleeping on my back and my left side hurts, it is hard to turn to my side. I am not sure why that is but the expander will be gone soon. I still need to get my base scans done but not until 2-3 months after surgery. I don't want any false positives. I go in every three months now for a blood test to look for tumor markers. So far so good.
My energy has returned and I find I can do most things that I used to do. I do still seem to have a hard time running so I have been walking quickly on the treadmill and lifting weights.
Things have been so busy that I feel like I am going through the motions of life. Waiting for an opportune time to acknowledge and grieve
both for my Dad and having cancer. Time heals..........?
