Molly's Musings/ Brawley's Boobs-- WHATEVER!: He's done.

Friday, May 22, 2009

He's done.

Love him. love him, love him! He is now officially graduated. Now on to college and a little bit of reality.

2 comments:

Debbie and April said...: What a great pic~~~congrats!!

April; May 22, 2009 9:20 PM
robertsloop@gmail.com said...: Aaaahhhh yes, I remember it all quite well. And..your right reality will soon sink in as to how the real world really is. I wish the best for Josh, and I hope every wish he is making comes true.
Good to hear from you too, and hope all is well. Cyndi is going into surgery this coming Monday, yeah...getting that contraption called a expander out...life is good and we are so blessed, and feel blessed meeting you here. Thanks for sharing and enjoy this time.
Bob; May 28, 2009 9:13 PM

A Quick History

February 2007
Found the lump. It was painful.
March 2007
Diagnostic Mammogram--NOTHING shows up
Ultrasound--NOTHING shows up
April 2007
Visit surgeon, since lump is still there and is painful.
Decide to wait 3 months and cut out caffeine
July 2007
Lump still there and hurts.
July 19, 2007
Diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma after biopsy on July16; tumor didn't look encapsulated...which was "worrisome" Triple Negative, which all ACC is...
PET/CT scan-- shows nothing, including remaining tumor in breast
MRI--shows nothing in either breast, including remaining tumor
August 7, 2007
Lumpectomy. Couldn't get clear margins. Sentinel nodes were negative.
September 7, 2007
Simple right mastectomy; tissue expander inserted during surgery. 6.1 cm tumor. (STUPID BIG!!!)Stage III because of size of tumor.
No chemo or radiation because it doesn't work on ACC/breast.
September--February 2008
Weekly saline injections for reconstruction
February 7, 2008
Silicone implant placed.
March 2008
follow up tests with oncologist.
March 31, 2008
mammo normal, chest x-ray and CT normal
August 2008
Areola tattooed on
September 2008
MRI of left breast--negative for cancer; negative chest xray ordered after chronic cough. Scheduled PET/CT for March, along with mammo on both breasts
October 2008
Tattoo is "settled' and color deemed satisfactory. Scheduled nipple procedure for 12/12/08.
December 12, 2008
New nipple sewn. Easy process but it is really ugly.
December 18, 2008
Breast exam with Dr. Kalinowski. All is good. Next appointment with her is in June of 2009.
December 30, 2008
Nipple check. Looks very good according to Dr. M. Have to go back in February for a follow up for nipple, and also a one year follow up for my Memory Gel implants.
March 12, 2009
Mammo of left breast clear. PET/CT negative for anything. (They did a big scan of my neck to look for the salivary cancer and to make sure my schwannoma wasn't growing) Blood work normal! See onco in September for chest x-ray and blood work.

She Who is a Survivor