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Monday, January 31, 2011

Packing 101

I'm supposed to be in bed.  Walker and I are meeting his sister for lunch tomorrow, so I'll need to be up much earlier than normal.  I should be in bed, but clearly, I'm not.

I spent the better part of the weekend going through my warm weather clothes trying to figure out what to pack for our upcoming vacation.  I like to do that well in advance, so if I need to repair or replace anything I have plenty of time.  I usually try to pack things in the same color family, so I can mix and match.  It helps to keep the item count down. 

Well.  I lost some weight last year, so I decided I'd better try on everything before I chose what to take.  It was a bit disconcerting.   My surgery and radiation have left me somewhat.....lopsided.  Like, very lopsided.  Wearing several layers of winter clothing has allowed me to ignore the issue.  I won't be able to do that in Florida. My doctor explained that for about a year following radiation, my boob will "re-contour" as it heals.  The skin will thicken and the tissue will tighten on the treatment side. The boob will probably lift and shrink.  Those changes are permanent, even if I live to be a hundred.  I had decided not to do anything to "balance" the girls until I'm fully healed, and even then I may just let it go.  In the meantime, I have to adjust to my new body.  I guess I should have been embracing it rather than ignoring it.  I was totally unprepared when I saw my lopsided self wearing a plain summer tshirt.

The good news is that Florida is having unseasonably cold weather.  It's not likely that I'll need to put on a bathing suit during our trip.  I guess I'll call that a silver lining.

3 comments:

  1. Making adjustments. Difficult, to say the least.

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  2. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. Do you have any sports bras? They tend to squish things together and even things out.

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  3. It's been almost three years since I had radiation and I'm still wearing sports bras. Your doctor was wise in telling you about the breast size and shape changes. I opted for a double mastectomy even though I only had cancer in one breast. I ended up having to have a smaller implant put in on the side that didn't have radiation. So that was an extra surgery I might have been able to avoid had I waited.
    You are so organized. I tend to pack at the last minute and am lucky if everything I want to take is good to go.

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