With disarming candor, Melanie discusses everything from medical jargon to implants:
How to create a health management plan, with ideas for a record-keeping system that will help you organize medical visits and tests while still allowing you to have optimal healthHow to manage diet and health prior to surgery to give you the best possible surgical outcome. (Melanie is also a longtime food professional and certified integrative nutrition health coach.)How to make wise decisions about your caregiver relationships—everything from choosing the best oncologist to communicating with loved ones about your diagnosisWhat to expect with treatment, including insights about lumpectomy, mastectomy, and lymphedemaThe pros and cons of different implant, prosthesis, and breast reconstruction optionsTips for optimal health after your surgery and during chemotherapy and radiationIdeas for keeping yourself looking your best, including thoughts on wigs, makeup, and fashion choicesThere is only one aspect of your cancer you’ll have no control over, and that is the diagnosis itself. This road map will help arm you for the battle ahead as you make smart, confident choices. Melanie will be your ally as you turn your breast cancer diagnosis into an opportunity to learn how fearless and fabulous you really are.