After the Amputations, Part I: My breasts weren’t the only thing that went out with the trash.

“I’ll bet anything the surgical resident did this side … didn't he?” At my first post-surgical exam, I couldn’t resist expressing disgruntlement about the god-awful asymmetry of my scar sites. The surgeon refused to verify my theory. He shrugged it off by describing again the scene of 6 hands working simultaneously through a steady bloodgush … to remove … Continue reading After the Amputations, Part I: My breasts weren’t the only thing that went out with the trash.