A new lump 新たにしこり発見
It is any survivor's nightmare to find a new lump from a previously treated area, and it appeared on mine last Wednesday, August 28, 2019. My heart jumped and I stopped breathing. No, this cannot be real. Unfortunately, only my son was available as his school had not started yet and he was the only one I could talk to confirm it. I hesitated at first... But I needed someone to tell me if there was something. He said there was something. I called my doctor's office to get the first available appointment: in 10 days.
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Recovering Well. 順調なリカバリー
My uterus fibroid removal surgery on last Wednesday, August 23, 2017, it went well and I am recovering.
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Feel Like "Normal" Breast ごくごく普通だと感じる再建後の胸
I was digging snow this past weekend and suddenly, I felt like "wow, it is really normal" about my breast, which had been mastectomy and reconstructed. I had no pain, and no pulling while shoveling the snow. I talked about the look of my breast in my last post. This time, I would like to talk about feel of the breast.
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Completed Breast Reconstruction 再建が終わった乳
It was a long way to come, but I just made the last trip to my plastic surgeon's office. I have known him for 1 year and 9 months. I did 2-step reconstruction with silicone implant. Here is the time line;
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Yes, my lost boob is finally back and complete! おっぱい再現 とうとう完了！
My very last procedure of breast reconstruction: tattooing areola is now completed the reconstruction on the past Friday. I did mastectomy on my left breast on mid June 2014. It became my routine to take a look at my left breast every time I became naked. I almost ignore my original right boob. I always look at my left breast for some moments, I mean, every day for the last 16 months.
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Semi-Annual Breast Cancer Check Up: CLEAR! 6か月ごとの乳がん検査：異常なし
I just came back from my bi-annual breast check up and no indication of breast cancer. (I hope I will keep reporting this good news every 6 months. If recurrence happens, it has it's peak in 2 to 3 years after the diagnosis. )
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1 Year Anniversary of Breast Cancer Removal Surgery 乳がん摘出手術から1年記念日 Pose#535
Today, I mark the first anniversary of my breast cancer removal. I made it!!! I felt like ROAR, (like Katy Perry)! I am surviving. Coco Rocha's Study of Pose book had a great pose for that: #535.
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Regaining Senses on My Reconstructed Breast 再建乳房に感覚が出てくる。Pose #489
Teaching has been over awhile ago, but my treatments go on. I visited my plastic surgeon today, 3 weeks after the nipple reconstruction procedure. (I visited him last week, too.)
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YES, finally! I fulfilled my appetite! やっと食欲が満ち渡る！
It has been 6 months since my last chemotherapy. I have been craving food like crazy since then. Constantly fulfilling my appetite as much as I could. I am ... finally content.
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"A+ Nipple" 最高級クラスの乳首 Pose#371
At my post nipple reconstruction surgery visit of my doctor, I received an A+ nipple from the doctor. He took off my dressing and told me; "It's an A+ nipple!"
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Day of a Nipple Reconstruction 乳首再建の日
This should be my very last time writing this blog title, it is slightly embarrassing. But it is done!
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1 Year Anniversary of Breast Cancer Diagnosis 乳がん宣告から1年目の記念日
I was pushed into this cancer filtered world, exactly a year ago this day. …
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Happy Mother's Day 母の日
A happy mother’s day. My son left his mother’s day card that he worked…
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Option: A Cold Cap コールドキャップという選択
Keeping hair during chemotherapy, we have an option called a "cold cap." If I had more time to find out about this, I might have had this for me. I knew about this, but I just did not have time to consider and arrange this.
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Teaching Wednesday 水曜日授業の日
"Oh, you only have one earring. You might drop the other one."
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Reconstruction in Progress 乳房再建途中経過
It was exactly a month after my reconstruction surgery that I had an appointment at the reconstruction surgeon's office. I don't have any more arm movements restrictions after a month of not be able to lift them no higher than my shoulders. I am set free!
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