My preventative bilateral mastectomy now has an official date. January 11, 2013. Less than 2 months away...
I honestly thought I'd feel better once I had a surgery date set. The last 2 times I tried to plan things happened and we never got this far (Ben getting laid off both times). I have a date set, I know this is going to happen, but I don't feel any better. No sense of relief.
I'm at a bit of a loss for words (stop laughing). I'm going between depressed and numb. I don't know why I expected to feel like a giant weight was lifted off my shoulders but it isn't.
Now...I think about stupid things like the hair cut I just got. It's shorter than I normally go and really edgy. I like it but I'm suddenly struck with a fear that I'm going to look like a man after my surgery.
Then there is my weight. With Insulin Resistance it's always been a battle with my weight. Am I going to really hate how I look?
I know this is all normal pre-surgery stuff. Doesn't make it any easier.
2 comments:
This is so brave of you. I don't think your concerns about your hair and figure are stupid -- it's how you look, and it's important to a lot of people. It's funny the kind of things come to mind at a time like this, though.
Thanks you for your kind words. I guess in comparison they seem like silly things to worry about. But I know those feelings are valid.
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