https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/about/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/268568_2154800423014_1036530036_32449952_3875970_n.jpgRachel and Madelinehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/432071_3067772206738_1036530036_33016278_1823283418_n.jpg432071_3067772206738_1036530036_33016278_1823283418_n2020-03-10T17:10:04+00:00weekly0.6https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/05/01/cellulitis-2012-out-goes-the-tissue-expander/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/scout-e1335932979114.jpgScout the German ShepardScout was so friendly! https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/miaandgarineh.jpgMia and Garineh visitMia (on the left) and Garineh (right) came to visit me from work! Please note my lovely halter bra and drain. Yep, I have another drain. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/infectedside.jpginfectedsidehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kapow-e1335932546997.jpgKapow the elephantKapow transfers some of his luck to me, trunk to nose. 2020-03-10T17:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/08/15/my-first-tissue-expander-fill-is-tomorrow/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/259423_10102327913319924_531193024_o.jpgSunday Funday girlsHere's Hef and all of the girls at Sunday Funday. Hef and I match!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo3.jpgRachel and Trishahttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo2.jpgRachel and KateMy amazing coworker Kate organized the party and is also an organizer for the entire walk. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo1.jpgThink Pink cupcakes2020-03-10T17:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/11/28/ten-days-after-my-implant-exchange-surgery/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/leftside.jpgleft side viewhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/frontview.jpgfront view2020-03-10T17:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/02/10/at-last-a-surgery-i-can-actually-call-cosmetic/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-38.jpgphoto-38https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-37.jpgphoto-372020-03-10T17:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2015/03/13/bye-bye-boobies-three-years-later-and-the-end-of-the-blog/2015-03-23T20:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2014/03/13/bye-bye-boobies-two-years-later/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1965040_10202965044780544_1460401232_n.jpg1965040_10202965044780544_1460401232_nhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/533060_3540447223501_30582492_n.jpg533060_3540447223501_30582492_nhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/18.jpg18https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/17.jpg17https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16.jpg16https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/15.jpg15https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/14.jpg14https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/13.jpg13https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/12.jpg12https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/11.jpg112016-01-01T02:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2014/01/21/dating-after-a-mastectomy-dos-and-donts-part-two/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/momactwithlove.jpgMom in PinkGeez, Mom, put those things away before you take someone's eye out.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/holidaypartywithjenn.jpgHoliday party with JennA perk of being single is bringing my best friend to the company holiday party.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/brca-genes.jpgBRCA genesWho knew chromosomes look good in horizontal stripes?https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1463147_10202249622135425_1645661702_n.jpghalter top in VegasLook Ma, no bra straps!2014-03-06T02:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/11/30/dating-after-a-mastectomy-dos-and-donts/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rachelokcupidscreengrab.jpgrachelokcupidscreengrabIt baffles me that I'm still single. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/googlestalkecard.jpggooglestalkecard2015-11-22T17:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/10/05/bra-day-2013-at-ucla/2013-10-10T01:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/08/13/it-was-an-itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie-breast-implant-filled-bikini/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/vsbikiniside.jpgVSbikinisidehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/trianglecupbikinirating.jpgtrianglecupbikiniratinghttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/trianglebikinirating.jpgtrianglebikiniratinghttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pushupbikinirating.jpgpushupbikiniratinghttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mastectomybikinirating.jpgmastectomybikiniratinghttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bandeaubikinirating.jpgbandeaubikinirating2013-09-11T17:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/06/20/i-could-have-sworn-she-had-boobs/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/huffpostlivetweet.jpghuffpostlivetweethttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo13.jpgweekendsunrise3https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo12.jpgweekendsunrise2https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo11.jpgweekendsunrise1Here I am waiting to stream into Weekend Sunrise. Notice the great "view" of Los Angeles behind me. 2013-06-25T17:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/06/13/two-big-wins-for-the-high-risk-breast-cancer-community/2013-06-14T16:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/05/14/i-had-a-mastectomy-before-it-was-cool-hipstersofmastectomies-angelinajolie/2013-06-05T05:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/05/12/a-reflection-on-mothers-day/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/textfrommom.pngtextfrommom2014-03-05T23:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/02/27/theyre-even-at-last/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo7.jpgphoto(7)2013-04-23T22:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/03/13/bye-bye-boobies-one-year-later/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dress.jpgdresshttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo2.jpgaftermastectomyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo2.jpgRachel2013-06-13T20:07:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/04/09/working-for-a-living-living-for-a-cause/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/imgactwithlovenew.jpgimgActWithLoveNew2013-04-30T16:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/why-a-prophylactic-mastectomy/2016-01-15T21:28:13+00:00weekly0.6https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/the-brca-genes/2013-07-10T23:02:53+00:00weekly0.6https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/01/26/feeling-downtrodden-today-but-i-need-your-help-to-get-back-up/2013-02-04T17:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/01/22/a-helpful-tool-for-assessing-cancer-risk/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/picture-1.pngBRCA Decision Tool2013-02-01T04:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2013/01/05/shopping-with-mom-2/2013-03-19T05:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/backstory-of-the-blog/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ticking_logo_fin_05.jpgticking_LOGO_FIN_052013-12-14T13:34:31+00:00weekly0.6https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/16/twelve-years-ago/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/194485_1793530391672_1042025896_31736865_3168183_o.jpgHalloweenHalloween 1999: Mom made my Sgt. Pepper costume! https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/206749_1793517071339_1042025896_31736848_2700055_n.jpgMe and Maddy 2013-01-04T06:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/16/mom-goes-for-a-walk/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-journey-begins-7-01.jpgSF 2001 3-Day"The Journey Begins" photo from http://www.abekleinfeld.com/Avon%20Walk1.htm2013-01-04T06:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/16/rachel-does-the-3-day/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/16568_1275488122398_1085796093_849581_6627922_n.jpgDoppelgangersTeam Doppelgangers, posing with some fans along the routehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1951_1055977793135_1036530036_30331574_6328_n.jpgTraining walkA training walk in San Francisco...Arlene got our team Hooters shirts!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1951_1055977073117_1036530036_30331556_1988_n.jpgBike copsJust chilling with some San Jose bike cops along the route!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1951_1055977033116_1036530036_30331555_1761_n.jpg3-Day shirthttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1951_1055976713108_1036530036_30331547_6_n.jpgTeam picTeam 4H: Horned Hoofers for Healthy Hootershttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1951_1055976673107_1036530036_30331546_9793_n.jpgBrushing our teethLindsey and me, keeping clean near the shower trucks.2013-01-04T06:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/16/september-2011-how-it-all-started-again/2013-01-04T06:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/16/october-2011-its-in-the-genes/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/200mp-260x200.jpg200mp-260x200The big bad scary place: 200 Medical Center Plaza at UCLA.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lindsayavner.jpglindsayavnerLindsay Avner, founder of Bright Pink. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/picture-8.pngBRCA resultsMy BRCA test results, from Myriad Genetics & Laboratories. 2013-01-04T06:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/17/november-2011-moms-mastectomy/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/310131_2528519685762_1036530036_32812886_973770631_n.jpgMom in bedMom, relaxing at home in bed in the days following the mastectomy. Note the Stuffed Usurper, a stuffed animal version of our dog Madeline, who was on vacation in San Diego with her auntie and uncle. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20q.jpg20qThe 20 Questions game!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/391197_2501682174841_1036530036_32799319_289952766_n.jpgBefore Mom's mastectomyHere we are before Mom's mastectomy...notice her braids! Smart choice. 2013-01-04T06:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/18/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-were-going-to-get-cancer/2013-01-04T06:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/20/dear-jackson-pratt-drains/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo31-e1332247620853.jpgRH 03/19Yesterday, before my walk. I opted for the mutant alien look. PS look at how flat-chested I am LOL boobs.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo3.jpgRH 03/19Yesterday, before my walk. I opted for the mutant alien look. PS look at how flat-chested I am LOL boobs. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/en2410845.jpgJP drainsJP drain diagram from drugs.com This is not exactly where mine are located, but it's a decent illustration. 2013-01-04T06:38:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/20/one-week-out-from-my-mastectomy-my-notes/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo41-e1332278723144.jpglion hairMy lion mane after brushing out the french braids.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo4.jpgphoto(4)2013-01-04T06:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/21/omg-i-took-a-shower/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo5-e1332357824677.jpgshowerThis is me after the shower! Note the drains attached to the shoelace around the neck. 2015-03-15T16:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/29/the-jackson-pratt-drain-saga-continues/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/howifeel.jpghowifeelThis is how I feel, except my hair doesn't look that good and I'm not smiling. 2013-01-04T06:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/31/sometimes-all-i-need-is-a-little-tlc/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/320671_2466873784653_1036530036_32771884_1140647498_n.jpgAdam and EveAfter we went to the presentation by Lindsay Avner, we went out in Hollywood for Halloween! Can you guess who we are? https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/195931_1847615063572_1036530036_32134653_907168_n.jpgKaraokeHere we are last March, singing karaoke...he was so scared to get up on stage, but he did it for me and he did GREAT!2013-01-04T06:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/01/since-my-previous-recognition-post-was-so-well-received/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/287543_2089019618718_1042025896_32058534_3781541_o.jpgMom and MaddyMom and Maddy, out for a bike ride in Redondo Beach last summer. Maddy the Blind Diabetic Dog is lucky to have such a fun person!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/391197_2501682174841_1036530036_32799319_289952766_n.jpgRH and SHThe two of us before Mom's surgery on November 9th! 2013-01-04T06:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/04/i-think-its-time-to-deal-with-the-big-bad-question/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/209340_1793505071039_1042025896_31736825_5169797_o.jpgRHSHI want YOU to get tested for the BRCA mutation in 20 years so you can take control of your health again, future self!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/picture-10.pngwebMDRemember when I thought I had esophagus cancer? Thanks, webMD Symptom Checker. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/198580_1004772833043_1036530404_30030653_4294_n.jpghighschoolOh no...not an awkward photo from high school! https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/207055_1920534646516_1036530036_32194875_4982432_n.jpg21birthdayCelebrating my 21st birthday last April. From left to right: Marissa, Danielle, Rachel, Katy. 2013-02-04T17:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/11/well-its-been-over-four-weeks-since-my-mastectomy/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photo10-e1334165653737.jpgcakepopsCheck out these ADORABLE cake pops that my friend Kate sent me last week! So yummy and so cute. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photo11.jpgbryce birthdayLast night (April 10th) we went out to dinner for Bryce's 23rd birthday. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bryceandrachelbirthday.jpgbryceandrachelbirthdayHere's a pic of B Boy and me on my birthday. We started the night at the rooftop bar at the Standard. 2015-09-23T16:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/13/tissue-expander-fill-1/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0412fill1.jpgtissue expander fill #1 before and afterOn the left: before the expansion. On the right: after the expansion. Note that only the right side (in this case, looking at me, the left side) was expanded. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photo12.jpgTissue expander fill toolsThese are the tools that are used for the tissue expander: the giant plastic syringe is where the saline goes, and the little green needle is what is actually inserted into the skin.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0412fill.jpg0412fill2013-01-04T06:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/14/tissue-expander-fill-1-video/2013-01-04T06:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/18/shopping-for-the-post-mastectomy-patient/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/forever21-copy.jpgforever21 dressesThese are three of the Forever 21 dresses I tried on yesterday. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/forever21.jpgforever212013-01-04T06:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/23/second-tissue-expander-fill-and-volunteering-for-the-jester-pharley-phund/2013-01-04T06:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/26/fear/2013-01-04T06:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/27/cellulitis-2012-back-in-the-hospital/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/uclaroomview2.jpgView from my hospital room at UCLATo the left is the UCLA football field; to the top right is the helipad. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/uclaroomview.jpguclaroomviewhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cellulitis.jpgcellulitis2013-12-16T03:57:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/05/04/the-brat-diet-no-i-prefer-the-bitch-diet/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/picture-1.pngBRAT diet2013-01-04T06:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/05/08/calming-down-and-getting-on-with-life/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/boobdiagram.jpgboobdiagramhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/missingleftboob-e1336539155355.jpgmissingleftboobhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pinkdress.jpggraduation dressHey...wait a minute...I thought you were missing a boob?!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prosthetic.jpgprosthetic boobNotice the prosthetic boob poking out there! And yes, my iPhone case is a photo of Madeline. 2013-01-04T06:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/05/14/graduation-my-return-to-work-and-a-bikini-top/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/magicbullet.jpgmagicbulletAnd the award for Greatest Mother's Day Gift EVER goes to...https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/newbathingsuit.jpgnewbathingsuithttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/554777_10150904963378055_538753054_11986195_1155991730_n.jpggraduationI dun gots me an edumucation!!!! https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/230689_1028668630423_1036530036_30236196_1989_n.jpgfreshmanyeardormHere's just part of that pile of stuff from my freshman year. 2013-01-04T06:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/05/20/bikini-top-update-and-a-time-frame-on-my-tissue-expander-replacement/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo2.jpgProsthesis and bikini topThe tan object is The Waterproof Falsie; above it is the inside of my bikini top. It's really happening!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo1.jpgView of King's HarborThe view of King's Harbor in Redondo Beach this morning from the balcony at my parents' apartment.2013-01-04T06:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/05/29/memorial-day-weekend-and-the-completion-of-my-bikini/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5-20-12-pml-and-rh-bathing-suits-029.jpgbikini from insideHere's what the bikini looks like from the inside, with the pocket sewn in and the prosthesis inserted. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bikinitop2.jpgbikinitop2Hot tub time! https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn0263.jpgkayakingPMLLook at me, kayaking like a mad woman on Pine Mountain Lake!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bikinitop1.jpgbikinitop1Here's me in my awesome bikini! Can you even tell that I'm missing a boob?!2013-01-04T06:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/12/31/wrapping-up-2012-and-welcoming-2013/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/193178_1793469270144_1396922_o.jpgfat baby"Stop right now, ma'am! Put the spoon down and back away slowly."https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/camiwedding.jpgcami's weddingSorority sisters! From left to right: Jennifer, Marissa, Cami, Danielle, Rachel, Norahttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/184440_4827585600973_949728414_n.jpgSLS hotel party2013-01-10T23:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/12/12/settling-down-physical-therapy-and-a-little-bit-of-pam-anderson/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo22.jpgphoto(22)2012-12-20T06:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/12/06/ive-been-nominated/2012-12-08T13:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/06/10/my-day-at-the-playboy-mansion-a-preview/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hughhefner.jpghughhefnerWho else could pull off that captain hat?2012-11-29T07:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/06/13/rachels-visit-to-the-playboy-mansion/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/playboypool.jpgBy the poolYou have to admit that I look pretty good at the Playboy Mansion, right?https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/playboydinner.jpgBefore dinnerTrisha and me before dinner inside the Mansionhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/grotto.jpgInside the grottoMe and Trisha, inside the grotto...so legit!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1798.jpgThe barhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1795.jpggame houseThe inside of the game househttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1791.jpgMonkey https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1788.jpgDSCF1788https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1784.jpgRachel and a parrothttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1796.jpgPlayboy Mansion The front of the Playboy Mansion2012-11-29T07:05:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/06/22/back-to-spin-classes/2012-11-29T07:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lincolnbryce.jpgBryce Lincoln2012-11-29T07:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/07/07/a-recap-of-splash-for-pink/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/totebag.jpgtote bagCheck out my awesome tote bag!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/thecrew.jpgthe CrewFrom left to right: Bryce, Rachel, Justin, Arlene, Pat, Shirley, Jackiehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ridinthebull.jpgRiding the bullYeehaw! Riding the bull through the Elevators rapid.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rachelandjustin.jpgRachel and JustinMe and my cousin Justin. Don't you love his pink shirt?https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/arlene.jpgArlene Riding the BullGo Arlene, Go! Ridin' the bull!2012-11-29T07:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/11/19/t-minus-47-minutes-until-implants/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20121119-100916.jpg20121119-100916.jpg2012-11-25T23:16:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/10/30/final-fill-update-and-implant-exchange-surgery-scheduled/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brycerachelhalloween.jpgBryce and Rachel at Halloweenhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/700ccswithshirt.jpg700 ccs of salineHere's me and my 700 ccs of saline on each side tonight!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/700ccs.jpg700ccs2012-11-15T04:40:46+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/11/14/my-implant-exchange-surgery-is-on-monday/2014-11-19T03:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/07/12/rachels-interview-with-brca-playboy-girlfriend-trisha-frick-part-one/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/playboydinner.jpgRachel and TrishaTrisha and me before dinner at the Playboy Mansion the evening of the interview.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/trishahef.jpgTrisha and HefTrisha and Hef at the Playboy Mansion, celebrating July 4--looking good, guys!2013-06-09T18:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/07/19/rachels-interview-with-brca-playboy-girlfriend-trisha-frick-part-two/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hughhefner.jpgHef, Trisha and RachelEnjoying Sunday Funday at the Playboy Mansion...many thanks to my gracious host, Mr. Hugh Hefner, and his lovely girlfriend (and my tour guide) Trisha Frick.2012-11-15T04:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/07/25/i-see-a-tissue-expander-in-my-future/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/missingleftboob.jpgMissing left tissue expanderOkay, nothing could be more lopsided than this: tissue expander on the right side, nothing but chest wall on the left!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/picc-line.jpgPICC lineAn illustration of how a PICC line works, from Macmillan Cancer Support's website http://www.macmillan.org.uk.2012-11-15T04:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/07/30/tissue-expander-placement-surgery-update/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo5.jpgRachel and TrishaI look like a giant compared to Trisha, she is so petite!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo3.jpgAfter surgeryThat's one happy camper! Notice my stylish bra. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo10.jpgFlowers from TrishaAren't they beautiful? Thanks, Trisha!2012-11-15T04:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/08/06/one-week-after-the-tissue-expander-placement/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo17.jpgbra with insertshttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo16.jpgcup insertshttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/527258_4182773241067_692583269_n.jpgMom and Rachel at the MansionMom was definitely a fan of Mr. Hefner's digs. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo15.jpgPICC line bruisehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo14.jpgDr. Festekjian and RachelEven early in the morning, Dr. Festekjian looks dapper...unlike me. 2012-11-15T04:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/08/22/expander-fills-resumed-making-strides-and-a-bit-of-promotion/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/perfectcami2.jpgPerfectCami2https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/perfectcami1.jpgPerfectCamihttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pitpillows.jpgPit PillowsMastectomy pit pillows made by Shirley Hornhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/603503_10101304430348022_361450934_n.jpgKate and Rachel at Making StridesThanks for organizing the event, Kate!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo18.jpgI'm Making StridesI walked in honor of my mom and my cousin Robbie. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/526180_10101304446640372_541278240_n.jpgTeam Demand MediaTeam Demand Media--I'm so proud to work with these people!2013-08-12T20:18:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/09/04/infection-interrupted/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo19.jpgArcheryOh you know, just training for the Hundred Years' War. BATTLE OF AGINCOURT, YEAH! [/nerd]https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo20.jpgHendrixI love Hendrix. Also, that is Bryce's hand, not mine. I do not have man thumbs. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/562903_4275321234709_1288510417_n.jpgHanging out in Hermosa BeachEven though we didn't make it to Vegas, we still had a fun weekend. Thanks Kim, Jo and Jill!2012-11-15T04:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/09/15/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo21.jpgIsraeli couscous testIf "gummy bears" are the Prada of the implant world and silicone is the Coach, then Israeli couscous and nylons must be the Walmart brand. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ricetest2.jpgRice test side anglehttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ricetest.jpgRice test front angle2014-11-14T22:54:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/10/01/the-force-meeting-another-fill-and-the-pan-mass-challenge-teen-bike-ride/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pmcteenmtb_piispanen.jpgMatthew and NicoleI'm so proud of Matthew and Nicole! Also, just a side note: aren't they ridiculously good looking?https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/silicone.jpgsilicone implantAnd this is what a silicone implant looks like. https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tissueexpander.jpgtissue expanderJust for reference, this is what a tissue expander looks like.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/forcemeeting.jpgFORCE meetingCheck out Dr. Karam's red shoes...he's a breast surgeon with impeccable fashion sense. (Photo borrowed from Trisha.)2012-11-15T04:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/10/17/talking-to-your-kids-about-cancer/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/469415_3540354101173_790439814_o.jpgShirley and Rachel, 2012https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/193178_1793469270144_1396922_o.jpgShirley and Rachel in 1990https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/602552_3861339285602_1437976426_n.jpgShirley Horn2012-10-18T00:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/09/26/today-is-national-previvor-day/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/previvorbanner.jpgprevivorbanner2012-09-28T13:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/06/27/splash-for-pink/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/splashforpink.jpgsplashforpink2013-07-01T17:33:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/06/08/blog-redesign/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ticking_logo_fin_05.jpgTicking Time Bombs logo2012-06-09T04:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/06/03/national-cancer-survivors-day-is-today/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cancersurvivorsday.jpgcancersurvivorsday2012-06-03T18:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/resources/2014-03-05T14:59:29+00:00weekly0.6https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/27/two-weeks-after-the-mastectomy/2012-04-13T01:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/04/02/oh-hey/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nodrains.gifnodrains2012-04-13T01:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.com/2012/03/25/ugh-my-jackson-pratt-drain-broke/https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo8-e1332733482236.jpgmessedupdrainPop quiz: which drain is messed up?! It's really hard to tell, I know.https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/hmprod.jpghmprodThis dress, from H&M, is very similar to the one I wore last night--you couldn't even see my drains!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo7.jpgpinatadanielleDanielle poses with the Justin Bieber pinata after its defeat. Happy birthday, D!https://tickingtimebombsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo6.jpgpinataMolly takes a swing at the Justin Bieber pinata as Bryce holds it. Yes, Bryce held the pinata. He is a trooper. 2012-04-13T01:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tickingtimebombsblog.comdaily1.02020-03-10T17:10:04+00:00