I just heard back from Rita Kelly, the Breast Cancer Coordinator at Virginia Mason. Now that I’m just a mere three chemo treatments from the end, it’s time to schedule my surgery. All my pre-operative tests (ultrasound, digital mammogram, and MRI) are scheduled for the day after Labor Day (9/2) and my surgery will take place on Monday (9/8).
Now that the date has been set, I’ve started focusing more on my right breast. Soon, my nipple (if I’m able to keep it) will point toward my armpit. It will take a lot of time to adjust, and I don’t meet with a plastic surgeon to discuss my reconstruction options until October, so I’m a bit melancholy today.
