Do’s and Don’ts after a double mastectomy

5 things you should not do after a double mastectomy

  1. throw up (it hurts and your pain meds don’t help you)
  2. hiccup ( I know you can’t control this,but wow does it hurt)
  3. cough
  4. sneeze (again you can’t control it, but WOW – OUCH!!!)
  5. laugh – laughter is the best medicine, but a no, no for a week or so

Things I do recommend: eat pudding when taking pain medicine( so it stays down), pain medicine and use ice packs a lot.  That means don’t worry about the heating bill ; turn the heat up and bundle up.  Also, sleep a lot and make sure you have comfy pillows for your head, shoulders, knees and arm pits.  Yep, you read that right; your arm pits. Oh and don’t forget the pillow to hold when you hug your little one(s).  You will also need button up shirts  and pajama shirts for a few weeks.  Along with a lanyard to hold your drains when you shower. I hope this helps!

Stay strong and take care!

Lifes journey is never dull…

I thought I would begin this blog to discuss the ups and downs of daily life as a single mom and teacher.  Then that shoe dropped…  I have spent the last month picking up the other shoe to help find my inner bad@$$.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April, which made me rethink all of my choices in life.  My diagnosis also made me wonder what I had done to get cancer.  Logically, I know I didn’t do anything wrong to get cancer.  It happens without any reason or explanation. There are possibly choices that heightened my risk factors, but non that can be directly linked to me getting cancer.  My diagnosis has made me do some soul searching about life and all of the choices I have made during my journey here on Earth.

Overtime, I hope to share my story as I can wrap my head around the whole experience.

More to come….take care and be kind to each other!

A whole new world!

My first post – this opens a whole new world.  The Other Shoe, I have always used this expression in a negative way, but starting today I am turning it into a positive.  In the past when I felt as though life was going well, I would wonder when will the other shoe drop and make life hell.  Now I am choosing to say when the shoe drops I am going to pick up the other foot and kick life in the a$$.