Sunday, August 08, 2004
The moral of the story being, if you must have surgery, find the best surgeon possible
Since having the second part of the reconstructive surgery, I have been to see both my primary care physician (it was refreshing to go in for a "normal" doctor's appointment), and the oncologist, both of whom were absolutely floored by the results. "That's the best result I've ever seen," commented Dr. Coello, pounding my torso for emphasis. "Really," [pounds on stomach again] "This is a very good result." The plastic surgeon was similarly pleased with his own work, which is probably a good thing, since you don't want him to look at his handiwork and go, "Ew...that didn't turn out, did it?"
Aside from a small scab--which will go away--and a vertical line across the reconstructed breast, it really does look terrifically...normal. I'm now actually more symmetric than I was to begin with, which is a nice bonus. Not that I'd have chosen to go through surgery if I could have helped it, but it's nice to have some feeling that the trade-off got me something.
Besides, you know, a considerably longer life than otherwise.
Aside from a small scab--which will go away--and a vertical line across the reconstructed breast, it really does look terrifically...normal. I'm now actually more symmetric than I was to begin with, which is a nice bonus. Not that I'd have chosen to go through surgery if I could have helped it, but it's nice to have some feeling that the trade-off got me something.
Besides, you know, a considerably longer life than otherwise.
