We Have a Date

Cleveland Clinic called with a date.......January 2nd, 2008......with Dr. Crowe and Dr. Barnard. Dr. Crowe is the surgeon who does the second mastectomy and Dr. Barnard is the plastic surgeon who puts in the tissue expanders in and takes her through this stage until the implants are inserted. The expanders get pumped with a saline solution encouraging her skin to grow to accommodate them and when she has enough skin, she gets the official implants and then tweaking to pretty everything up. Altogether about eight months from, as Tess puts it, “no cans to fancy fake nips.”

The good news is that after this surgery she is not facing chemo, uncertainty, and fighting cancer. This time she will be facing a cancer-free life!

With the recurrence rate so high for triple-negatives, this solution gives her the most peace, the best assurance of a cancer-free future, and the ability to have another baby or two. As she says, “Cheers to a new Year!!!” Be well, have a happy life and “remember to check yourself monthly.”