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ITEMS MENTIONED: Amika Bust Your Brass Shampoo for Blondes – https://tinyurl.com/y4w4mqfz Amika Bust Your Brass Conditioner – https://tinyurl.com/yxqyjgfc It’s a 10 Hair Mask –https://tinyurl.com/yxed69gv Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash – https://tinyurl.com/y6sng4a2 Hibiclens – https://tinyurl.com/y5plqtlq Back Washer – https://tinyurl.com/yxeo8xgr Lanyard – https://tinyurl.com/y6e48uxr…
WHAT I’M WEARING: Hat – https://tinyurl.com/y24cub6o Tshirt – https://tinyurl.com/yxadlwwd WHAT’S IN MY HOSPITAL BAG: Pink Fleece and Sherpa Blanket – https://tinyurl.com/y33vldg2 Comfy Non-Slip Socks – https://tinyurl.com/yxgek2u7 Black Short Sleeve Hoodie Zip Up with drain pockets – https://tinyurl.com/y4hr3y32 Black Long Sleeve Hoodie Zip Up with…
Here are some things I purchased for my mastecomy and breast reconstruction recovery: BREAST CANCER HAUL: Back Scratcher – https://tinyurl.com/y69qwxd3 Lanyard – https://tinyurl.com/y6e48uxr Safety Pins- https://tinyurl.com/y5hel9ad Pink Pockets – https://tinyurl.com/y3u43nn3 Chloreseptic – https://tinyurl.com/y4u293fq Dulcolax – https://tinyurl.com/y47k8w3f Eos Lip Balm – https://tinyurl.com/y48ljesr Medicine Organizer –…
When you are first diagnosed with breast cancer and hear the word ‘Cancer’ , it does take the wind out of you! For me, the first week was for processing and getting the opinions of a lot of people that mean well, but it…
On July 29th, my mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery date was confirmed. Monday, August 19th will be the date of my surgery at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition to my client, Dr. Tina Alster being a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Georgetown, my…
MRI On July 1st, I had an MRI at Washington Radiology to determine the extent of the cancer. It went well. I didn’t need to take a Xanax. I was able to just chill out and calm myself naturally. On July 3rd, Dr. Tousimis’s…
Dr. Tousimis referred me to her colleague Dr. David H. Song who is MedStar Health’s Physician Executive Director for MedStar Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Academic Chair for the Department of Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. An internationally recognized expert in plastic…
All breast cancer patients have choices that they have to make. One of the first questions a breast cancer patient has to answer is: lumpectomy or mastectomy? With a lumpectomy, the breast cancer tumor and a narrow margin around it is removed, and with…