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Breast Reconstruction Part 1 Complete









It has been a long time since my last post, so what have I been up to?

For one thing, getting rid of my old job and moving on to something new (a very good thing for me from a stress level perspective).
I've also taken the first step of breast reconstruction and frankly I was just enjoying a more than healthy dose of feeling sorry for myself.
It was very hard to be broken for so long, and see real progress and then be broken again. Especially since I didn't feel I was quite prepared for the hit my body took from what was a straightforward procedure compared to everything else I'd been through.
Frankly, this surgery and recovery has had a disproportionately negative impact on me compared to what I was expecting.

But that was yesterday, and I will keep looking forward and moving forward.
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Savi said…
Hey Sally, so sorry to hear you are feeling down. I hope that you recover well and quickly and can soon feel like your body is whole again.

Congratulations on the new job!

Love,
Savi
15 April 2013 at 04:31
Austin Trini said…
Thanks Savi! I am working on the recovery and definitely the new job is helping with that for sure!
15 April 2013 at 21:17
Austin Trini said…
I forgot to include in my post, but if there are any female bio/medical engineers out there - can you work on making tissue expanders more comfortable? That would be awesome.
20 April 2013 at 08:08
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