I am approaching six weeks since my mastectomy was done and continue to feel better each day. Initially it was hard to be patient and be so limited. The progress since then has been pretty amazing and I feel close to my old self.
I’m reaching the point where I almost feel back to normal but will go to reach up or out for something and realize nope I shouldn’t have done that just yet. But I’ve also made such progress since the first two weeks. I can not only pick up Alice but briefly carry her. I started doing hiit workouts again and even did a kickboxing workout for the first time since my surgery.
I’m also feeling more confident about how I look. I am not wearing hats out all the time. I am learning to play with different styles with my short hair. I have finally lost some weight. I still have a ways to go but at least a few pounds have finally come off for first time since I started chemo.
Slowly I’m starting to feel like my old self and continue to gain confidence in how I look and how I feel. It has taken awhile but cancer treatment is a long process. And as long as I’m here and getting better everything else doesn’t matter. This year is about survival mode and I want to not just survive but thrive!
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