September 2009 - Oh What A Difference Four Months Make!

Well four months have passed since those helpless days post surgery. And if you ask me how I am doing, I would have to say good with a "double edge sword" kind of an answer. Good in that my energy returned full force, happy with my new body image and overall, I am happy I made the change. The flip side of the answer is that I am still feeling phantom pains. I have hard lumps of scar tissue that I can't tell if its getting better or not. (I'll have to see what the doctor says about that one....he asked me to give it 6 months to a year before I pass judgement). One side is hard, more erect, more contoured than the other. The left side is soft, flaccid and spread, (not what I expected). The right is more shapely, but that is where the lumps are, so I don't know what to think. I am giving the doctor the benefit of the doubt and I am not worried about it too much, because it is a welcome change not to have the back pain associated with the heavy breast. It is nice to be able to look down and see my abdomen, oh the small pleasures of life!