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Category: Bi-Lateral Mastectomy: Mini Series

  • Part 6 – The Final Pour: Fat Grafting and Everything it Didn’t Fix

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    sara

    This is 6 part series about my breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries—some real talk, a bit of education, and most importantly some humor. Here’s how it works: fat is removed through liposuction—think thighs, hips, flanks, and abdomen in my case—processed, and then injected back into the chest to restore a…

  • Part 5 – Foam, Facts, and WTF Moments

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    sara

    This is 6 part series about my breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries—some real talk, a bit of education, and most importantly some humor. A grab bag of breast cancer fun facts, pro tips, and the beauty of awkward honesty. Sitting on your drain tubes (or dropping them) doesn’t feel awesome.…

  • Part 4 – Cheers to New Curves: Gummy Bears and Grit – Surgery #2

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    sara

    This is 6 part series about my breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries—some real talk, a bit of education, and most importantly some humor. Expanders out, implants in. A shorter surgery, a D-cup decision, and Dr. Pacella’s pursuit of perfection. During my first consult with Dr. Pacella (my plastic surgeon), he…

  • Part 3 – Filling Up: The Inflatable Boob Era

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    sara

    This is 6 part series about my breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries—some real talk, a bit of education, and most importantly some humor. Saline fills, armored falsies, and the one 100cc appointment that nearly broke me. After surgery number one, the next chapter was getting my tissue expanders filled. For…

  • Part 2 – Tap Out: Life with Drains

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    sara

    This is 6 part series about my breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries—some real talk, a bit of education, and most importantly some humor. Drain drama, shower fails, and the grudging appreciation for the tubes that kept me infection-free. I complained about my drains every single day for the three weeks…

  • Part 1 – The First Pour: Bilateral Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

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    sara

     This is 6 part series about my breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries—some real talk, a bit of education, and most importantly some humor. The first surgery, the shock, the drains, and the moment I met my new body. There’s no way to fully prepare for what to expect. A thousand…