Yes that is right….one year ago today was when I received the news that I had breast cancer.  WOW…so much has happened this past year.  I feel like I am a changed person.  I am so thankful for all the support I and my family received.  There were times when I just didn’t think I could make it through that day (especially during chemo) and then there would be a pick me up from one of my angels.  It was so nice to have all of your support.

I know I will never be the same, the nagging that life can change in a moment, has encouraged me to embrace the small things in life.  I love my job and the people and company I work for but I love my life away from work more.  Stress I believe plays a part on a person’s health.  My plan is to find a good healthy balance between work and home.  My hubby and I have decided to sell our house and move to something smaller.  Now that our children are pretty much out of the house, we can move.  I’m not sure when we will be selling it but soon we hope.

Well I am now 6 weeks post op.  I return to the doctor next week.  They are going to take pictures (no face in the pictures).  My incisions are healing nicely but still look a little red and angry.  I am beginning to move easier.  I still am fidgety…if I sit too long in one position my stomach area lets me know so I need to stand up.  Clothes are still an obstacle for me.  Anything around the waist area is uncomfortable.  Not sure how I am going to work the clothes thing when I return to work.

Other than my right boob having a hard area, the boobs look okay.  They look like two little mounds on my chest.  They don’t look like my old boobs.  Even though they look different than I expected, I am glad for my two little mounds.  I wish my right boob didn’t have that hard area, but I can’t do anything about that.  I have just started doing my arm exercises (the ones I did after my masectomy) and still need to work on getting my right arm up over my head.  I still am pretty cautious about moving my arms.

The doctor told me it would be at least 3 months before I could do any strenous activity but that I could walk.  So this past week I have been walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes.  Now I’m not walking very fast but thought it would be a good idea to start building up my stamina.

I’ll post again after my doctors’ appointment.  Thank you for everything.  I’m hoping the next year is a lot less eventful than this past year.

Love you,  Lori