ears, boobs, and wigs

I got my ears pierced the other day! Waahooo!  For now I have a nice cz stud in them.  Cute and shiny.  I also got my 2nd boob fill.    It is now quite obvious that a big part of my tissue expander is under my armpit.  It is gross and uncomfortable.  It reminds me somewhat of when I had my babies, and my milk would first come in.  My boobs would be so big that it was so thick under my armpits that I couldn't put my arms down all the way.  Well, my boobs definately aren't that big now but I still have that fullness under my right armpit.  It's gross.  And now that it has more saline in the expander, I can actually feel it.  Before this last fill- I could describe my boob as a rock with bubble wrap wrapped around it (with most of the bubbles already popped).  It is now like a beach ball that has been half way un-inflated.  You can squish one part and feel the liquid move over to another part.  Yes, this is now what I get to do for entertainment!
I still struggle with what to wear because the maste ctomy form they gave me at the hospital just isn't useable.  The nice silicone breast forms are very expensive and really I wasn't sure how useful it would be to have one since my boob size will be constantly changing.  However, while I was at the breast cancer store in the hospital picking up my wig, I found out that they have a neat silicone form that actually has stuffing in the back so you can still change the size of it during reconstruction.  AND my insurance will cover it 100%!  Now I just need to find the time to go in there and get fitted for my fake boob.
My wig turned out beautiful!  It is the perfect shade of red.  I had to buy shampoo, a brush, and a wig stand for it.  I tried to set it up in my bedroom on a little shelf, but the wig looked kind of creepy.  I decided to put it back in it's box until I need to use it, maybe it won't be quite as creepy then. 

Oh and here is a crazy little tidbit of info:  my first chemo treatment cost $24,000(!!!!) Holy shit!!!!!!  And that is only for 3 of the drugs, as my test drug is free.  Is that not insane?  And of course my insurance reduced that amount and I only have to pay $300 but still- what a crazy number-24,000.  I never would have imagined that it was THAT expensive!