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Boob farewell?
I'm booked for surgery in 4 days for a unilateral mastectomy. I feel like I want to say farewell to the boob but am a little lost for ideas. On one hand, I want to say good riddance; on the other, it fed my children, gave partners entertainment and was a great, jiggly part of my life.
I realise it's very personal/individual but I'm struggling to come up with a way to say goodbye. Has anyone here marked the occasion?
(Apologies if I've posted to the wrong category - still learning my way around).
I realise it's very personal/individual but I'm struggling to come up with a way to say goodbye. Has anyone here marked the occasion?
(Apologies if I've posted to the wrong category - still learning my way around).
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- @lornsAll the best, remember we are all here for moral support :)
- @lorns. Care and thoughts going your way for today and the days ahead
💞 - Well done @lorns, for both taking the pics (and saying bye to your girl) and getting through the surgery 👏🏻🙌🏻. I feel it’s an important step in the healing process.Now for a speedy recovery, and remember to take it easy for a few weeks 💗.
- Well done @lorns xx and all the best for your procedure today xx. I was AMAZED at how relieved I was when I woke up, just knowing 'the beast' was GORN! xx
Make haste slowly - the anaesthetic may make you a tad 'dozy' over the following couple of days .... keep up your fluids & don't forget the cushion to rest your arm on (particularly at night.)
For others concerned about it - mine had bruises from the biopsy too, so all the more important that it is documented! No-one realises that the bruising is a part of the procedure! ....
I just stood in front of the bathroom mirror & took pics ... then edited out the phone and my head (LOL) - yes, I MANIPULATED A PHOTO! SHOCK! HORROR! ;)
Take care - Thanks everyone. I managed to take some pictures that I could tolerate (and even one I kind of liked). And had a moment to say goodbye.
I'm now sitting in my gown and paper knickers waiting for it all to kick off. Thanks again for the ideas! - @lorns Don’t worry about the bruises. I had massive bruises from the biopsy too. All over my right breast because there were two lumps in there. I still wish I’d taken the pics. They always look better afterwards anyway. In a year’s time you’ll be looking at the pics thinking, damn that girl was pretty! 😁😊.Have you had your surgery yet? If so, I hope it all went really well and you took the pics ☺️.
- I am having very similar feelings @lorns xo
I’ve asked my husband & bestie if they can do a plaster mould of my chest. Not sure if I’ll paint it & put it in the lounge 😆 Or keep it in the bedroom. I’m not sure I’d be happy with boudoir photos of myself now, maybe 20 years ago! I agree, they have been such an important part of our lives, they definitely deserve a send off. A younger friend of mine who had a double mastectomy had a ‘Ta Ta to the Tatas’ party with her best friends & family, which I think is also a good idea. Hope you figure out something to help you honour & farewell your boob 🌸 - I tried to take some photos today - it was dismal, deleted them straight away :disappointed: I'm still bruised from the core biopsies they took, so it looks awful.Have to work out how to get photos that I can vaguely tolerate!
- really sounds like you have the right approach - love the ' was a great, jiggly part of my life' gave me a laugh.I had a lumpectomey and we did some before photos, and then progress photos.Also did lots of before, during and after of my hair falling out.
- Thanks for the ideas, comments!
I'm definitely going to do photos - though never being a nude photo kind of person, I'm feeling a bit weird about it ☺️
But I do think that I would, like you @FLClover, regret not having the pics. And quote away 😀
