Dear Diary,
Today I went to my post op follow up for my fat grafting. If I’m being honest I feel pretty freaking good! I have some pain in my abdomen and I’m definitely slow to move around but for all intents and purposes I’m doing well. We removed all my dressings today and Wolverine strikes again! I have very minimal bruising in my breasts and my abdomen is definitely still bruised it’s not as bad as I expected…I don’t like taking the 600 mg ibuprofen because they’re giant pills and chalky so I’ve been taking 3 Advil instead….well I didn’t realize that my Advil expired in 2020! So clearly the pain isn’t THAAAAAAT bad. I know the active ingredients still work but their efficacy has diminished.
Anyway it’s International Women’s Day and I shared a video of recovery. I showed my body and explained that being a woman isn’t always beautiful but women are always strong. I have kept my face off of this blog in case anyone from work or any of my customers see this. It’s not that I’m ashamed or embarrassed by my story but I need to keep a barrier between my professional and personal life. It’s not hard to Google me but I like to imagine that there’s still some sense of boundary.
This is one of the photos I shared today with this caption….It’s #internationalwomensday and today I wanted to share just how strong we are. This is 5 days post op from my 2nd #breastreconstruction. #breastcancerunder40 has tried to take it’s toll and I won’t let it. I will not quit. This is me taking back my life and being an example of #strength and #power.
I’m so grateful for my journey and for all of the women who have come before me…G
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