Another opinion....

I met with my plastic surgeon earlier this week. We talked thru all my questions and concerns and obviously she has her own opinions…now it’s up to me to decide what the next step will be. She was open to the idea of doing a revision surgery to lift both sides and add some additional internal stitching to push them closer together. Again, there is no guarantee that this will make any of the denting go away. All three surgeons agree on this point…they each have ideas on how they would do the procedure and they are all different. If I stay with my doctor we are looking at one outpatient surgery to “lift and shift” and then another outpatient surgery for skin grafting for the nipple/areola area…once all that heals then she would do the tattoos. If I had to make a decision today I would stay with my surgeon. She has been involved from the beginning and knows how I heal and what issues I have with scar tissue, internal pockets, etc.



As of right now I have no idea what I will do…I told her that I wanted to think about it for a few months.



I talked to the Gyn this week since I am still spotting…she said let’s give it a couple more weeks and then get together to talk about what should be done…I have changed some of the times that I was taking the different meds and that seems to be helping with the left wrist pain and the sleeping problems…going to sleep is still no easy task but I am getting more sleep than I was a few weeks ago.



Prayer concerns for this week are JD and family….July was a horrible month for them full of pain, nausea and unanswered questions which is terrifying. So far August is looking up and he is feeling better. Please pray that he is able to get back to feeling good and that life settles down for all of them.



I would also like to ask for prayers for Molly. She is the wife of one of my reps. She recently found out she is pregnant with their third child and right after that found out that she has breast cancer. She will be having a single mastectomy tomorrow and will begin treatment soon. It is amazing that a pregnant women can be treated with certain chemotherapy drugs that will not harm the child. I have a couple women in my online support group that have traveled this exact path and things have turned out just fine for them. Molly and her family are obviously thrilled about the baby but terrified about the cancer and the surgeries/treatment that will go along with it. I can not imagine how completely overwhelmed this family is but their faith remains strong. Please remember them in your prayers.



We Middleton’s are all fine….summer is flying by too fast but we are having fun. Jillian will soon be 6 and then it’s time for school to start….hope you are having a great summer!! Thanks for checking in.