Prosthetics....

On yesterday, I had a meeting with the lady who handles the Prosthetic breast cases for the hospital. Her name is Nancy. So we (my husband and I) meet with her. And She is going over some personal information . Then she proceeds to show me and have me try on some bras and some prosthetic breast. I'm looking all cute, and feeling cute, cause I haven't had on a bra in a while, and wow these look like real breast with the bra on. So I'm kinda feeling myself...lol...

Then she asks about my insurance, I tell her I have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. Then her whole conversation changes. Now all of a sudden she doesn't have the bra that would look good on me. Which was ok, because the last one I tried on looked like a grandmother bra. (and I definitely didn't want that one). So at first I thought she was being shady because of my insurance. But then she began to tell me about these custom made breast forms, that I could get and my insurance would cover them. She said they would make a mode of my body, and custom fit them just for me, and they will be the same color of my body, and you can put moles on them, or they can show veins, or whatever else you wanted (I should have asked if I could get them tattooed..lol) any way she just hyped them up so much. She stated I would have to come into her shop to get them, IF that's what I wanted to do. now I never said yes or no I just listened. Then here comes the kicker she said they are 3500.00 a boob. WTF 7G's for some plastic boobs, that's alot I don't care even it the insurance will cover it. So then after she talked about these expensive ass breast, she told me to think about it, and she would order the bra's and call me when they were in.

Ok so today I get a call from Linda who works for Nancy, and on my voice mail, she tells me they have the bra's in store and they checked on my insurance to call her back. I call back and talk to Linda, she told me my insurance will cover everything 100%. I can get as many bra's as needed and there's no limit on my prosthetic breast. I'm like oh ok. Then she said Nancy wanted to talk to me, so I'm on hold...then Linda comes back and said. "We was wondering if you decided to go with the custom forms, because it takes about 2 hours to get fitted for them, or did you want to just use what we had in the store". I told Linda I decided against the custom forms. she was like "Ok. That's fine, we have forms in store you can choose from". Then she puts me back on on hold for Nancy. Then Linda comes back and says "Nancy said she will order you new bra's and she will call you when they come in" and got off the phone.

My reasons for not getting the customs forms you ask? Because I don't want to have to wait for them, I've been without breast for a while, and I want them when I leave the store. My surgeon told my me chest wall may flatten out more, and if that happens my custom fit forms won't fit properly anymore. and 7G's is just to damn much to pay for them..no matter who is picking up the tab....

Now I'm like Hold on, I know Linda said on my voice mail that they had the bra's in store. Why couldn't I just use them. And why didn't she speak with me, Is she mad because I decided against the customs forms, and she won't get 7G's from my insurance company. Because that's what it seems like to me. Now I feel like just going to a whole different shop. Matter of fact I will be going to talk to the shop around the corner from my house tomorrow.....Hopefully they take my insurance and they won't trip if I don't want the most expensive breast forms in the store....

P.S.

I'm no longer taking donations to help with the purchase of my breast forms, My insurance is covering the cost up front. But still feel free to donate if you wish...

Smooches!
Miko.

Radiation Therapy...

Today was day 3 for my radiation therapy. I have to go to radiation therapy everyday Monday thru Friday at 9:45 from now until 10/31/09, for a total of 35 treatments. What happens at radiation therapy you ask? Well I go in, get undressed from the waist up. and sit in the waiting room for about ummmm 30 seconds...then the nurse/tech comes to get me...and I lay on this table with a sheet on it...(like if you lay on your dinner table with a bed sheet on it) this thing is so uncomfortable. I lay on it and my head in my mold with my left hand above my head. The nurse/tech positions puts me in the right position. She lines up the tattooed dots on my body with the radiation machine. Then they leave the room. and the machine starts to rotate and radiate. I feel nothing, they change something on the machine and leaves the room again. Then the machine starts to rotate and radiate. I feel nothing...and then it's over...Yeah it takes about 10 minutes 20 tops. I mean I'm in and out of there with in 35 minutes total...

Ok this is my big gripe, how come everytime I get on the table, and they tell me to lay still. something starts to itch, my nose, my face, my arm, or my leg...and I can't touch it...UGH!

One thing I'm happy about is that it's way easier than chemo...Hell surgery was easier than Chemo...but I still don't like going. I mean every single day. What if I'm sick, can I call in even though I do it at the hospital. I think I'm just tired of going to the Dr. This is how you know you've been going to much. When you walk in and they know you by name, and they check you in when you walk in the door, and 12 months ago they had no idea who you were.....

But I guess it could be worst.....

Eyelashes/Eyebrows

I am so excited to tell you that my eyelashes are growing back. I haven't had eyelashes for a couple of months now. Sometimes I wear fake lashes...(I love those things). I think I'm going to start to wear them everyday like the rich girls. But until the day comes when I start..I will have my own lashes...right now they are very short...and my daughter was looking at them she said.."Oh momma I see them they are sooo little" lol

Also my eyebrows are going back in. I hope the they grow back thicker because before I had cancer...they were very thin. to arch them all I had to do was prob pluck about 8 or 9 hairs...(don't be laughing)...So hopefully this time around I will get some thicker ones....

President Barack Obama!

Yesterday I saw the Phenomenal President Obama.

Ok let me take you through my day. We woke up at about 5:30ish. cause we wanted to get good seats. The President was going to be doing a health care speech at the Target Center, downtown Minneapolis and it was FREE. The doors were gonna open at 9:30 but you know when it's free and the President you have to get there early.

We drop the kids off with the sitter and head downtown. After we park we start to walk toward the target center. We noticed the line, and come to find out it was around the block and 7 am. We head toward the end of the line. Then the brotha in a suit tell us that the line in the skyway is much shorter. We get to the skyway and there is only about 6 people up there.. (Big ups to the brotha in the suit). We are in line about 10 minuets and OMG! the line is about a mile or so long. We stayed in lin for 2 1/2 hours. (me and the hubs in line)


Finally they let us into the Target Center. We go thru security and they direct us to out seat. And low and behold the 2 1/2 hours we well worth it. We were the first ones in the target center. and had some of the best seats in the place. (another big ups to the Brotha in the suit). We are in row 5. I mean the stage is right there. (here was space on the floor open by the stage and the seats are up from the floor).

It took another 3 hours or so to get the 1500 people in the Center.

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and among the 1500 guest there was this guy that had on a shirt that read "World Largest Obama supporter...I swear he is was 8 feet tall...see look how much taller he is over everybody else..

NOW....

The man of the hour President Barack Obama. On the way to the stage he mingled with the people on the floor by the stage. Then when he got on the stage OMG his presence is amazing. People cheered and clapped and stood on their feet for about 7 minutes before he even started to talk.

He spoke about the issue at hand "Health care for all". He said he was going to fight for affordable health care for all Americans. How this issue affects all of us. He also said that this is had been touched by other Presidents and he was determined it was going to stop with him. He told a couple of stories of how some peoples benefits were stopped when they needed them. I mean he hit a lot of good points.

And before he was done, he told us the story to why he always says "Fired Up" and "Ready to go" and the story was kinda funny. He has a wonderful sense of humor. He is so charismatic. His presence is monumental. His voice is so powerful. He is just Phenomenal. If you ever get a chance to hear him speak. Please don't let the opportunity pass. I'm glad I didn't......and trust me when I say when he is done speaking you will be fired up and ready to go. .

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I just want to take time out to Thank everyone who supported and voted for President Barack Obama.....my name is Tamiko Edwards and I approved this message...

9/11

I know it's 9/13..but I'm gonna back track to 9/11/2001...

What were you doing when the Twin Towers were attacked.

Well I was at work, I was working for U.S Banks at the time. I went downstairs on break and ordered some breakfast. There were people crowded around the TV. I asked what happened. A lady told me that a plane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers. So as I began to look a the tv the second plane it. I was like Oh My GOD! I can't believe this is real. Then a man said that's no accident that's a terrorist attack. And I was late from break watching the News.

So I called home...now my mother in law was visiting us in Minnesota for her birthday (her birthday is 9/11). She answers the phone, I ask her is she is watching the news. She said I'm half sleep I thought it was a movie. So I tell her and the hubs what's going on. And we all watched in amazement.

Ok I'm getting teary eyed.....

I just want to end this by saying. My heart goes out to all that effected directly and/or indirectly by 9/11...