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Did you get nipples?



Yes, this is the kind of question you can only hear when breast cancer survivors meet and talk, in this case, about reconstruction.

I recently went to my support group luncheon again, after having missed quite a few because I was too busy at work. The Pink Ribbon Cowgirls (PRC) is a support group organized by the Breast Cancer Resource Center. We share our histories and even though some are in different stages of diagnosis, treatment or recovery, and some stories may be hard to hear, I always feel blessed to be part of that group, to connect with my fellow-survivors, hear how they are doing, what new is going on and catching up in general.

While it is not always easy we do laugh a lot, and I thought I'd share some snippets of the ridiculous conversations that we have :

"Do you still have your ovaries?"

"I get so many hot flashes all the time I don't even know what's causing them anymore. Chemo? Meds?"

"Think I look good? I have a basement full of meds - they are all spreadout."

"I've stopped taking my ______ medication. It turned me into a crazy person. I suppose I should tell my doctor."

"How did your nipples turn out?"

"Sorry, was my boob rubbing on you? I couldn't feel it."


Sigh... I am happy to share in the joys of the survivors and cry with them on recent diagnoses, and at the end of the day, my life has been so very enriched by these ladies,  in a way that words cannot describe.

Thinking of you Janelle and Kristy.

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