My BRCA Journey

I’m lucky if I slept 4 hours last night. Sleep isn’t coming to me lately and then I start overthinking- bad combination! By the time I found parking at Kaiser I was exhausted. Nothing could remove the smile plastered on my face though, I hadn’t seen Megan in months and she was my follow-up!

It started off interesting – the medical assistant asked how I was doing with my drains (have none) and said she had my pathology results. I said whaaa? She thought I had just done my mastectomy. That was very quickly clarified and minutes later, my absolute FAVORITE person at Kaiser was in to check in on me.

Megan is a freakin’ dream. I was so happy to see her and for her to say everything looked good. They nearly canceled my appointment with her and I told her I would have waited all day or come in at midnight if I had to. She is good people, understands my humor, and genuinely cares. There isn’t anyone else I have come across that immediately makes me feel like I’m just hanging out with a friend- while in a medical environment like that. I’m forever thankful that our paths crossed and sad I’m done with surgeries because that means no more Megan.

She put me out until the 22nd because I’m so tired. I feel like I’m constantly dragging and driving feels like a chore. I was bleeding for a few days, but that’s since stopped. My pain isn’t constant, but when it hurts, it really hurts. I have a lot I need to do, but most importantly I need to heal.

I ended the night with my family and Gina. I’ve been feeling really down lately and keeping it bottled up, so it was wonderful that we could share a meal and laughs.