Tag: tissue expanders
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Free Lipo Should Not Be This Complicated
Free Lipo Should Not Be This Complicated 🌼 Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Plastic surgery decisions and too many what-ifs 💖 Status: No more fills 🤔 Outlook: Apparently even free lipo comes with a decision tree Today I had an appointment with my plastic surgeon. We talked about expectations for my exchange surgery.…
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Coconut Water, Dr. Pepper, and Gummy Bears
Coconut Water, Dr. Pepper, and Gummy Bears 🌼 Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Plastics appointment and boob math 💖 Status: Lefty got 35 more cc’s 😊 Outlook: Holding pattern, with possible gummy bears on the horizon Today was another trip to plastics. And maybe my last one for a while. Maybe. Cancerland does…
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Hurry Up and Wait
Hurry Up and Wait 🌼 Date: Monday, August 3, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Treading water with numb legs 💝 Status: Waiting, waiting, and apparently waiting some more 😫 Outlook: Frustrated, defeated, and very tired of being the reminder system Waiting to see if you made the team is the worst. I hated it in high school.…
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The Bra Trying-On Safari
The Bra Trying-On Safari 🌼 Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Curious, awkward, and mildly attacked by underwire 💝 Status: Scientific boob-sizing mission 😉 Outlook: No bra was purchased, but many questions were collected Today we went bra shopping. Well, not really shopping. Shopping implies I intended to buy a bra. And let’s be…
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515 on Both Sides and Still Not Even
515 on Both Sides and Still Not Even 🌼 Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Confused, questioning, and slightly lopsided 💖 Status: Plastics appointment day 😉 Outlook: The math is mathing, but the boobs are not boobing Today I had a plastics appointment, and we are officially at 515cc on both sides. Yes. Both…
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Christmas Vacation Boobs
Christmas Vacation Boobs 🌼 Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Campfire curious with a side of Google MD 💖 Status: Talking reconstruction and gummy bear implants 🧐 Outlook: If I have to learn new medical words, I’m making them weird The chat around the campfire today led to the next big adventure in the…
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The Fill That Wasn’t
The Fill That Wasn’t 🌼 Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Deflated, and not just on the right side ❤️🩹 Status: Plastics appointment did not go as planned 😣 Outlook: Apparently cancer recovery still gets veto power Today I was excited because I had my plastics appointment. Excited. For a doctor appointment. Who even…
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Back in the Boob Business
Back in the Boob Business 🌼 Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hopeful, uneven, but improving 💖 Status: Plastic surgery appointment success 😍 Outlook: The uni-boober era may finally be nearing its end Guess what? I had my first amazing doctor’s appointment yesterday. I know. I almost did not recognize it either. No scary…
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You’re Clear
You’re Clear 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hospital gown couture and cautious celebration 💕 Status: Officially clinging to two beautiful little words 🥰 Outlook: Cancer free, with a tiny anxious asterisk in the back of my brain Today I had my six-month follow-up with the surgeon who performed my mastectomy back in…
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The Chin Shelf Situation
The Chin Shelf Situation 🌼 Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Suspicious swelling and side-eye ❤️ Status: Monitoring the newest alien invasion 🤨 Outlook: Hoping this boob calms down before it applies for permanent residency under my chin Apparently, my body has decided that we were getting a little too comfortable. Because today, I…
