So here is a before shot of my chest.

And a couple more


And here are some after shots. First the surgery that started it all. The surgery was May 4th 2007. This was most likely the next day. I stayed in ICU. Remember I was also several weeks pregnant. I am linking this one because it's a bit more graphic. I had staples in my chest and it's a pretty nasty looking cut.
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This is right after my port surgery.

This is a good shot of the port itself

And another angle with biopsy scar and port.

After port removal and marked for radiation:

Now what my chest looks like with port gone and biopsy scar. It's pretty obvious here. I don't mind so much the scar as I do the indention. They had to actually shave off bone to get to the tumor so it dents in pretty good. One day, I hope to maybe fix that somehow. I try to remember they are my war wounds. You can't see it as well but I have a scar from the port that actually looks a little keloided. It grew and got red and puffy..sometimes itches. It's not gigantic or anything but I think I put a little makeup on it for my Halloween outfit. It did a good job covering it I think.

1 comment:
First of all thanks for the word verification tip b/c I have been having the same problems so I am going to see if I can figure out how to do it. Thanks for sharing your experience about your chest. You never seize to amaze me.
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