On August 24, I will receive my first thoracic epidural injection to block to area's I'm having pain. I will have up to two more after that. They are scheduled two weeks apart from each other. If the pain is subsided enough, it's possible I will only need one. It sounds a little scary, but I know it worked really well for my father-in-law. If he can do it, so can I!
On August 26, I am scheduled for the final surgery in my breast reconstruction. This has been 3-1/2 years in the coming. Mike and I will make the trip to UCLA early in the morning. I will have nipple reconstruction which is a fairly quick procedure, and hopefully I'll be checked out and back on the road to home by noon or one o'clock.
After healing, I'll have to go back to have the areola tattooed. Doesn't that sound weird? Then this "bionic" woman will be complete and I can start saving lives.
Hanna will turn 12 years old on August 28 and has a gymnastics meet in Van Nuys that same day. She's so excited to be competing on her birthday, and it will be the first time she's competing at level 5. She's been working very hard the last several weeks and will continue to for the next couple of weeks to prepare as she's still trying to perfect a few skills on the uneven bars, beam, and vault. She's a hard worker and I know she will do it. This Fall is filled with sanctioned meets in an effort to make it to sectionals, and state. What a crazy time it's going to be.
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