What a difference 125 cc's makes

Today we go back to the plastic surgeon to get my tissue expander filled back up. My minor surgery 2 weeks ago required they take out most of the saline in the expander. Today they put in 125 cc's and that gives me about an A cup. Much easier to work with than a flat chest and mush closer to the B on the other side. No serious pain either.

Surgery #4

Today is surgery #4. The folks at Mayo have convinced me that one more (minor) surgery could help with my almost-positive margins. They are just taking about 3 square inches of skin around the lumpectomy scar. In surgery they take a little bit of the muscle underneath to get the margins as clear as they like. They have to drain out 150 ccs of my tissue expander but at least they don't have to remove it. Heidi Chua is the surgeon and she does a good job.

The subsequent path report shows tiny amounts of invasive cancer and some DCIS, so we're glad we did it.