In a holding pattern

So, far, it does look like I'm beating the "low to medium" odds of keeping the expander.  My doc seems fairly surprised, actually.  I have one stubborn spot on the incision line that is healing slowly, but at least it's healing.  Every time time I see the doc, he says "Monday (or Thursday, depending on the day of the week) will be the deciding day."  That mantra has seen me through one Monday and two Thursdays so far.  Ha ha ha!  At least he hasn't thrown me in the hospital yet.
I have to wait until the incision is completely healed before the doc can start expanding my boob.  I can't wait to see how he does it - I bet it's a riot!  I have a mental image of him vigorously pumping a bicycle pump up and down as my boob expands like a pool raft.  LOL!

Sometime after the expansion starts the radiation process.  But time is running out...we are supposed to leave for Hawaii (Kauai, exactly) on October 29th.  If we wait anymore than two weeks to start the expansion, our trip is history.  I thought I would finish the process in plenty of time to go to Hawaii.  Whaa, whaa, whaa (me crying like a baby)!!!

Other than going to the doc and taking care of my uncooperative boob, I've been spending a lot of time staring at the four walls.  I have gotten out of the house a little more this week (some shopping for Charlotte, a brief visit to the pool, lunch), and I've started some exercising again.  All I can do is walk and do the exercises to regain full use of my left arm.  I can't stretch it out completely above my head or down to the floor.  In reality, my whole body has become somewhat inflexible from laying and sitting around.  That kills me.  I hate having tight muscles.  I was no where near as flexible as I was as a teenager, but I was still doing ok pre-surgery.  I've also been spending lots of time with Charlotte.  :-)

And I'm not wearing my wig anymore.  I get some odd looks from people who don't realize short hair is back in style.  Really, it is.  I heard it on TV or read it on some inane website.  Hee hee hee.  I definitely have the salt and pepper look going.  My hair seems to be coming in much darker right now,with noticeable grey, and it's very soft like baby hair.  This is the first regrowth.  I've heard the hair often changes back to normal over time.  I actually like short hair, but I have a very small head.  It's not lumpy or oddly-shaped, but it's small for my body.  Maybe I just need to make my body smaller to match it.  :-)