Hello Giggles — Whitty's Titty Committee

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However you made it here, I am glad to have you. Follow along as I document my battle against Breast Cancer. Welcome to the Titty Committee fam!

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Alexandria Whitaker

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MY FOOB-FRIENDLY SWIMSUIT CHECKLIST! ✔️First off, any swimsuit that makes you feel comfortable, confident and HOT AF is a foob-friendly suit😉 Never forget it!
✔️Look for suits that are thicker on the sides. This will ensure your foobs are secured and scars are covered from the sun.
✔️One pieces will always feel more secure, in my opinion. If you’re like me, you lost sensation in your boobs after surgery, and a bikini top can induce nip slip paranoia. None of that on vacation!
✔️Cut outs and high cuts on the leg are trendy and a different way to still feel sexy. It’s been challenging for me to connect with my new body and feel confident & hot. By highlighting other areas of my body that I like, like my legs and booty, it gives me that power back!
✔️Post👏🏼mastectomy👏🏼 swimsuits👏🏼don’t👏🏼have👏🏼to👏🏼mean👏🏼head👏🏼to👏🏼toe👏🏼coverage👏🏼 Show off those foobs with pride, ladies!

And that’s it folks! Do you have any fave swimsuit brands? I’ve been loving @aerie suits and ESPECIALLY love their commitment to no retouching. Real clothing for real girls always gets my vote🙌🏼 #WhittysTittyCommittee

Even on vacation, we #FeelItOnTheFirst 👋🏼🍈🍈 So, what is it we’re looking for ladies? If you have never done a #selfexam, start now so you can get a feel for your “normal” and from there, be feeling for any changes. Anything that is different or not normal for you should be brought to a doctor’s attention ASAP!

Other abnormalities to be aware of: dimpling, puckering or bulging of the skin; a nipple that has changed position or inverted; redness, soreness, rash or swelling; nipple discharge; lumps.

Most importantly, remember that you’re never too young (or old!) to begin monthly self exams. Self exams and knowing my normal saved my life. Questions on self exams? Let me know in the comments! #WhittysTittyCommittee

Can I be real a second?
I haven’t been feeling super motivated to post or share what’s going with me lately. I’ve been feeling so stressed and overwhelmed with the anniversary of my diagnosis coming up next week. It’s bringing back a lot of not great feelings and memories and really just complex emotions that have kind of caught me off guard. I always try to be positive for you guys but I also try to be real. It’s tough because I’m not feeling positive and I’m not feeling great but how do I express that?! At the same time, I look around at my Breasties who are still in the thick of their fights or those who lost their battles and I feel like such a bitch. Who am I to complain about survivorship? Suck it up right?? I guess what I’m trying to say here is that we all go through tough times and sometimes, after we make it through the war, we’re just left with our scars and trauma and it can be a lot to process. Has anyone felt that way? How do you work through it? I feel like there were so many support systems and resources for how to deal with chemo and surgery and stuff, but not so much for navigating survivorship, so I want to hear everyone’s thoughts. Do you go to therapy? Journal? Meditate? Did you do a Bible study that helped? Hit the comments and let’s help each other👭✨ #WhittysTittyCommittee

Our Cali adventure is almost over but this trip was just as much to celebrate my Maliboo as it was to celebrate me (see what I did there😉)? When you’re facing a cancer diagnosis, or any tough time really, it’s easy to get caught up in yourself. Your appointments, your test results, your surgeries, your health, your life... and there’s nothing wrong with that! But I think it’s just as important to take the time to thank your caregivers, whether that’s your significant other, parent, sibling or friend.

So Timmy, THANK YOU!!! Thank you for never leaving my side. For sleeping in hospital chairs and on my bedroom floor, for carrying around all my bags and boxes of meds, for allowing me to rest and for nursing me back to health. I love you so much!

If you haven’t thanked your support system lately, can I encourage you to do so? A simple thank you could never suffice for all they do for us, but it’s a start♥️♥️ #WhittysTittyCommittee

My real life Prince Charming✨🏰 #CheersToTheCheadles

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