So, the past week has been a bit of a whirlwind. De had her surgery on Tuesday: Bilateral Mastectomy, with immediate reconstruction using Alloderm. Lessons learned for husband in waiting room: Don’t bother with a laptop. You wont use it, as you’ll be pacing too much Bring a spare battery,…
Those two words sum up everything I’m feeling right now. Risks of general anesthesia alone leaves me breathless. I’d rather breath my last, rather than let her go. Risks of an amputation (What a mastectomy is, really) leaves me reeling in terror. I’d give my eyes before making her do…
So, we’ve got about 24 hours before we leave for the hospital. I think we got this, De does not 🙂 I do have to say, she’s more concerned about how we’re all going to manage, and isn’t all that concerned about the fact that she is having surgery. The…
So, my name is Corey. I’m De’s husband. Sometimes, I’ll pop on here to drop an administrative note, or kvetch about this whole process to, on behalf of De. I’m assuming she’s going to have periods where she cannot write, and will like, dictate to me or something.