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My mom was diagnosed with right breast cancer in the same spot as 11 years before.
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Double mastectomy and implants
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Doctor tells mom to get lots of rest and help from other people to do daily tasks.
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Mom's friend tells her that she does too much for everybody else and that she needs to rest more to recover from surgery.
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Mom decides to rest, watch TV and play video games and completely ignore the most light of exercise regimen.
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Mom begins PT to help in the recovery of strength and range of motion of both arms.
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Reconstruction not progressing as expected, even after PT. Second reconstruction done on right side of chest.
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Final silicone implants surgery.
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Mom goes back to her job as a PTA at the hospital after taking another month off to recover.
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Mom cannot work a full eight-hour day because she has lost a lot of her strength and energy.
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"The objective of evaluating outcomes is for the decision maker to develop insight into the decision" (Making Healthy Choices Unit 1 Section 4). Mom realizes her decision to stop exercising is wrong because she has lost the strength and energy to do a full days work.
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Mom discovers she has put on 30 lbs. of extra weight since her surgery. She feels sluggish and tired all the time.
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Mom begins a second round of PT to strengthen her arm and tips to regain her energy.
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Mom joins Planet Fitness and makes an effort to work-out twice a week.
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Mom notices that she has more energy at the end of the work day.
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Mom has lost 10 lbs. and her friends have started to notice and complemented her. "Maintaining self-esteem also may cause decision makers to attribute good outcomes to their actions and bad outcomes to factors outside their control" (Making Healthy Choices Unit 1 Section 4).
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Mom and Dad return from a trip to Utah where they took 1-2 hikes daily in the national parks for 2 weeks. Mom noticed the hikes got easier for her each day.