Went in this am for my first fill. This whole thing is really interesting. She brought in a sample of what the tissue expanders look like and what the implant will look like. Then she stuck a magnet on my chest to locate the port. She put a needle into the skin down into the port and injected 50CC's of saline solution. Not at all painful, although I could feel the expanders filling up. She had me look down before she did the other side and I could actually see a difference in size. We talked about possibly doing larger fills with the next appointments so this process doesn't take quite as long, but both thought this appointment was better left with 50CC's so I could get an idea of what it was like.
I did hop in the car and go for a short jaunt today. Drove down to walmart to buy more front close sports bras and one of those fuzzy seat belt strap protectors. I really hope that bra shopping is not going to be a bad experience but judging by the brief tour I took of the Walmart racks it's going to be! I found some not so bad looking NON underwire bras that hook in the front, but of course I'm WAYYY too small to fit in any of the ones they had. So then when I did find some A cups (not even sure I have enough to fill those at this point) the majority were underwire and HEAVILY padded! Sheesh! Looks like I'll just stick to my sports bras for awhile!!
We finally got an appointment to see the oncologist on Friday. I'm nervous about this appointment but happy that my doctor recommended someone who is willing to listen to the patients wants and expectations and is willing to discuss options and statistics and all that good stuff. Other doctors he said just say Chemo and that's it. This appointment is really going to determine what the rest of this year is going to be like for me.
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