Next reconstruction surgery is August 17th

I am just about 6-7 weeks from getting my new boobs! Dr. Gill wants me to have an appt with Dr. Avendano for cardiac clearance and once I pass that I should be good to go for his part of the transformation. I will not know how big he can go until he gets in there and sees how the skin will stretch without cutting off blood supply. He said he can make my breasts "sisters, not twins." Probably my favorite quote so far from all my docs. I don't expect them to look like 18 year old boobs but I hope they will look normal someday, maybe after the nipple reconstruction surgery down the road. He is going to use a lat flap where they take the muscle from my back and create a pouch for the implant on the left side. This incision will be about 6-8 inches long from what I have seen on another breast patient and photos. That part I am dreading. Painful to say the least. My mom will be coming for a week to stay with me and my family and take care of the mom things I can't take care of. I expect to be in the hospital over night x 1 night only and come home with drains like last time. I am anticipating feeling better by a month out because I booked a flight to Chicago for Erik and I to get away for a quick weekend without kids. I look forward to being one step closer to this journey's end.