My Breast Perspective
My story about preventive mastectomy w/ reconstruction.
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Car pillows, wedge pillows, chest pillows, body pillows, heart pillows… I love them all. When I was researching items that would be helpful with recovery, I came across a lot of different suggestions for different types of pillows. Honestly, I would recommend every single one of them. Car pillows. They make pillows that attached to…
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The first week after the surgery went smoothly. I was given a nerve block which helped with the pain and I alternated taking ibuprofen and Tylenol. I never needed any of the prescribed narcotics. My days included watching tv – bonus that I got to watch New Heights featuring Taylor Swift the day after my…
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My surgery was scheduled for 8:15 AM, so I was asked to arrive at 5:30 AM. Ryan and I got up at four so we could shower and get the bed ready with all of my pillows (they could have their own post! :)) for when I came home later that day. We drove through…
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I went to my pre-op appointments with the physical therapists, the mastectomy surgery team and the plastic surgeon. It was an amazing experience to visit with each group and realize how incredible it is to have such a great medical team taking care of me. Each of them walked me through how to prepare for…
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I spent the weekend celebrating my daughter’s birthday and moving my son back to college. It was such a fun time! I feel lucky to have kids that I adore and who have grown into amazing adults. I wrote about my early life experiences that influenced my decision to focus on prevention. But my true…
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Every experience, every person in my life has shaped me into the person I am today. I was lucky enough to meet my husband when I was 23 and learn this lesson from him. It’s taken me a very long time to believe it in my heart, which is why I’m just now writing this…
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I still remember the day when I came home from school and my parents told me that my mom had breast cancer, I was 12. My mom was only 32. She was a beautiful, strong, petite hispanic woman who both inspired and intimidated me. She was honest, kind and loving. Her relationship with my dad…
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Prophylactic (preventative) mastectomy was first suggested to me when I was 30. Even though I tested negative for the known breast cancer genes, my family history and dense breast tissue made my risk score very high. At the time, my doctors suggested continual monitoring with yearly mammography and monthly breast exams. But, they explained that…
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Hi! I’m Jessica. I created this place to share my story. I’m a researcher and when I couldn’t find much about the topic of preventative (prophylactic) mastectomy with reconstruction from women who have a strong family history of breast cancer, I decided to put my journey into the world. I do not have the BRCA…
My Breast Perspective 