The Reconstruction era.....
...but not in the way that you think I mean it. No, not the American Reconstruction, nor the silicone variety. At least not yet. Reconstruction of my missing breast will happen eventually, but not until early next year for a variety of reasons. It's been well over a month since I last posted, so what has been going on? I'm talking about reconstruction in the context of my life and the changes since diagnosis. You spend your time in treatment just muddling through, trying to make it to the next chemo, then surgery, then radiotherapy, Only when you are out the other side, as I am now (with the exception of the HER2 antibodies that I have every 3 weeks) can you begin to put your life back together. "So, what's changed?" I hear you ask? Well, pretty much everything although it may not look like it. Firstly, there is trying to come to terms with who you now are. In my case, I'm missing a breast and have a 6-7 inch scar instead. I have limited movement on m...