Mastectomy & Reconstructive Surgery
Terri Got Her Groove Back
Spring is officially here (well at least in Ohio it is). My surgery is done. I have no more treatments scheduled or drugs to take. I’m feeling good. Ready to leap forward & embrace life. Got myself a new pixie haircut and am starting to feel like I’m getting my groove back again. Hallelujah! Saw…
Read MoreFamily Love
The da Silvas have finally returned “home” to Ohio. As always, it is bittersweet. Miss M is overjoyed to be back with all her stuffed animal friends… Hubby is thrilled to be sleeping on his comfy king size bed again… I’m happy to be back in my kitchen & reunited with my juicer. But it’s…
Read MoreSurgery Update
I survived yet another surgery. Hopefully it’ll be my last. By all accounts the surgery went well. I went in to the OR around 10am on Wednesday and woke up again around 3pm (although the surgery itself only took a few hours). Upon waking I wasn’t puking all over myself like last time (thank god!)…
Read MoreMaking Peace With the Unknown
“When you are in tune with the unknown, the known is peaceful.” – quote from my Yogi chai tea this morning This has been one of the bigger lessons on my cancer journey – Accepting the unknown and releasing the urge to control. In doing so, I have come to a greater sense of peace.…
Read MoreThe Elasticity of Time
What a weird & emotional week it’s been. Full of travel, sickness, milestones, pure joy, memories, and anniversaries… To name a few. Plus, I have now officially entered the “surgery prep” zone. This morning I had my pre-surgery breast ultrasound… In the exact same room that I found out I had breast cancer back in November…
Read MoreDon’t Discount The Hard Work
I know, I know… I’ve been MIA lately. I haven’t been writing nearly as many blog posts as I used to. There are a number of reasons for this (none of them bad). And most of it comes down to the fact that I’ve just been busy. Busy with life. Busy doing other writing (I…
Read MoreTime to Pull Myself Out of Sadness
The last couple of months have been a real struggle for me. The surgery. The recovery. The changes to my everyday routines. The change of the seasons. Missing life in NYC. Not loving life in Ohio. The blood clot in my lung. More hospital stays. More medications & doctors visits. One highly emotional and unruly…
Read MoreBlood Clots, Hospital Stays & New Medications
It’s been one hell of a week. Last Thursday I was scheduled to fly to NYC to meet with my plastic surgeon to receive the second injection of fluid to expand my left breast tissue in preparation for my implant. Instead, I ended up in the hospital in Ohio with a blood clot to the…
Read MoreHeading Home
So it looks like we’ll be heading home to Ohio tomorrow. The news is both good (in that I get to be back in my own space again & reunited with Miss M) and bad (in that I have to leave my beloved NYC). As I type this, Hubby and Miss M are driving down…
Read MoreA Surgical Success Story
We did it! With the love and support of my husband, friends, family, and blog readers (not to mention my skillful surgeons) I made it through surgery successfully! Yay! (knock on wood 🙂 ) The day of the surgery itself is a total blur to me. I remember the prep. I remember the chats with…
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