Too Many Surgeries. Not Enough Time. Happy Thanksgiving Anyway!

byTeriRehkopf

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13 hrs ago

Many of you already know about my breast cancer surgery journey that I have been dealing with since May 2024. I will have my final reconstructive surgery on December 5, 2024. I have been lucky that I didn’t have to have radiation or chemo. But I have been doing the expander process, so that’s a weekly visit.

My left side got a minor infection, which required a round of antibiotics. Hopefully, it will be healed enough to proceed with the final surgery, or another must be planned.

On top of this, I’ve been going through a tooth implant preparation process, which did not go well. When we finally got that area ready for the actual tooth implant, after 3 weeks of a lot of 7-8 level pain, the implant was removed a couple of days ago.

Finally, no more pain! Tooth pain is the worst. You can’t do much. You can't think. You get migraines. It’s the pits.

That's why I haven't been online that much. I have felt too horrible to interact with anyone. I've also had back-to-back appointments. Each appointment encompasses the whole day since we live way out in the country.

I’m slowly working my way back to getting stuff done. I was able to post some articles online, and I was active in a couple of Friday classes with Jay, although I missed last night (it was too close to the mouth surgery).

Next weekend is Thanksgiving, and I will be cooking—all of it! I love to eat my turkey, dressing, green beans, pecan pie, etc., so I cook it. I'm so glad I feel well enough to cook :)

Have any of you had issues with dental implant surgery? What happened? Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Are you having people over, or are you going somewhere? What's your favorite to eat or cook? Let us know in the comments area :)

Have a great one, everybody!