So it begins

I am having surgery, Monday, July 9th at CPMC California Campus in SF @ 7:00 AM. It will be a bilateral mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction. Both surgeries will be done at the same time and should take 3-5 hours. The breast and plastic surgeons are Dr. Loren Eskanazi and Dr. Nima Grissom.

Dr. Eskanazi has an informative website http://www.womensplasticsurgery.com/ if one is curious about this sort of thing. (See link list at left for hyperlinks to webpage addresses.)

I have seen great work over the years by Dr Eskanazi, including that of a 60 year old woman I climbed Mt. Fuji with H.L.. I have NEVER seen a woman more happy with her breasts. That work was done by Dr. Eskanazi 12 years ago.

I should be in Hospital about 5 days then home another week with pretend broken arms. No moving the arms! Slow and crappy about 10 weeks- then done. Forever.

A lot of people have asked about food and how they can help. My lovely friend Jennifer Levine has stepped up, and her husband Jay has made a great interactive calendar. You can just log on here to sign up for providing help in the form of a dinner for my family:

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http://www.pbhs.com/asp_calendar/calendars/lehr/calendar.asp

Instructions:

1. Click "Add Dinner" at the bottom of the calendar
2. Title should have the name of the Donor i.e. " Levine Dinner"
3. Description: please state the type of dinner
4. Location: Leave Blank
5. Select the start date and end date. These should be the same.
6. Enter Time of delivery.
7. Leave End Time Blank
8. Type: Leave Normal
9. Leave all options blank
10. Event Email leave blank.

Hit Submit.

(If you have trouble with the website or ?, e-mail Jennifer at jen@pbhs.com or phone her at: cell 707-332-1212 or H 538-3114.)

Her reminder is to please use containers that don't need to be returned, if possible.

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Here's some other info that may be of interest:

Map for CPMC California Campus http://www.cpmc.org/visiting/directions/default.html#%3Cb%3ECalifornia%20Campus%3C/b%3E


Some important contact numbers:

First people to call, so Tim doesn't have to handle it all -
my mom, Linda, or Betty, or Deb, depending on who you know best.

Or just check back here as Tim will update the blog throughout the week (and maybe me, too!).

Tim Cell 707-291-2237
Nancy Cell 707-291-2236
Wiley Cell 707-889-2536
Linda Stewart (Nancy's Mom) Cell 707-272-3731
Brad Witherell (Nancy's Dad) 916-716-1170
Brian Witherell (Nancy's Bro) 919-716-1179
Donna Maloney (Nancy's Sistah) 510-828-3082
Betty Andrews (Nancy"s Side Kick) Cell 415-819-9279
Esther Bingham (Tim's Mom) W707 -565-5535 H 707-575-4249
Deb and Steve Bellen ( Tim's Bro and family) H 707-578-5893
[Deb Cell 707-481-5407 Steve cell 707-481-1892]



See you on the other side!