Pure Romance by Monique McGuire, San Antonio, TX (2025)

08/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who has been checking on me, sending gifts, praying, and sharing my PartiesinTX site! I am so grateful!
Today, Des took me to see my P*P and now I have to go get an ultrasound because the left side of my body is swelling really bad...particularly my left leg and left arm. My first time leaving the house was rough. These roads in San Antonio are terrible and my chest felt every single bump, pothole, and dip! I did have a huge improvement though. I was able to remove my bandages, shower, redo my bandages, and dress myself. I will take that win.
Hoping the ultrasound is okay.
Then Thursday, I see my Breast Surgeon Oncologist and Breast Reconstructive Surgeon to check how my body is healing at their San Marcos location. Praying the trip to San Marcos is a little easier than today's brief drive to Dr. Earp.

08/09/2025

This is the first time Rucker has been able to get this close to me. Lauryn put him in my arms. We are both so ecstatic! We ordered a new mastectomy pillow that I can wear everywhere. I will wear this to my parties at the end of August and September for sure. I love it so much more than my purple one. This one, straps on my shoulders and around my back so I am completely "bubble-wrapped." This one also has pockets for ice packs (it came with one that fits in the front and covers both breasts), and has two under arm pockets for more ice packs or drains. It also has front pockets where I was able to put ordered products from my surgery sale as I moved them from inventory to my shipping station so I didn’t have to carry anything. Those pockets also carry my phone, the remote, meds, and any other items I need. I will definitely make a list of my favorite recovery products when this chapter is behind me to help others. I don't want anyone to have to go through all the trial and error with products that are just not helpful at all. I've always said I was put on this Earth to serve and this is just another way I can serve others to make your journey much smoother in a very difficult time!

P.S. Let me know if you need the link to my Surgery Sale. 200 items at 40% off as a perk for helping me out!

08/03/2025

This mastectomy pillow is such a huge help! The pain is next level today! I am now having to ration my pain meds which is not fun at all. Don't forget you can still shop my store Partiesintx . com while I am on the couch. I am still doing same-day shipping while I recover. Thank you for your continued support!

07/31/2025

Lauryn made me a pillow cocoon that has been a game changer for me. I have been staying on top of my meds, eating, and walking. When the pain meds wear off about an hour before the next round it is horrible and excruciating! Everything hurts! She caught me right here in the photo when the pain meds were doing their job. Last night, the pain meds had me so loopy that I was rapping quite well! We should have recorded what I was spittin'! Kaelyb challenged me and I delivered!
Thank you so much for all of the prayers, messages, gifts, and love! I am so grateful! ❤️

07/31/2025

Thank you for all the prayers. Please continue to pray for my recovery I am finally home from Austin after a very long and painful day! My parents and Lauryn watched as the doctors mapped and measured together before they wheeled me away to surgery.
Dr. Aimee Mackey & Dr. Caroline Coombs-Skiles are phenomenal surgeons. Dr. Mackey worked on removing the bad cells (we call them blueberries because it makes me feel better to call them this) from my left breast. She then repositioned any salvagable tissues to make a small left breast with my own tissue (no implants) while Dr. Coombs-Skiles reduced my right breast to match my small left breast with my own tissue. It is really quite remarkable how two surgeons can work on a separate body part at the same time to achieve symmetrical results.
I had a really rough time in surgery prep. One of my veins ballooned out. I ended up with 6 horrible failed attempts to find a vein. I also struggled tremendously in recovery. They almost kept me overnight, but by the Grace of God, I was released. I am home resting now because the bumpy ride home had my tummy in shambles.
Please do your screenings, check-ups, self exams, and listen to your body! God gives us intuition. Use it!

07/28/2025

Tonight, is my final party before my mastectomy. I've never taken off a month from work before so that makes me super anxious. Thank goodness I have my updated website for my clients to shop while I am unable to do parties or I wouldn't know what to do. Last night, I had a few mini meltdowns. I am rather attached to my breasts! We've been together my whole life. I've never once wanted to change them and now, here we are...parting ways for all eternity!
I was washing clothes and prepping for my party last night and as I hung my bras, it hit me. It hit me hard. I will never need these bras again. I calmed down after sitting on the floor crying as I held Rucker. Then, I got in the shower and lost it again as I was washing my chest. I calmed down again. This morning, when I woke-up, Rucker came over and put his head on my chest and there came the dang tears again. We have our morning and evening routines that will be paused for at least a month which makes me super sad. I am so fortunate because everything was discovered so quickly. I am thankful because I have an army of prayer warriors praying for me. I am grateful that Lauryn and Sergio are coming to take care of me the first 10 days and then Kaelyb and Des offered to let me come stay with them for as long as I need. I am blessed to have my parents who are available to help on the days my kids are unable to. Seriously, thank you to all my friends and family from near and far who have reached out to me, who have sent gifts, who have gone to dinners with me, who have sat and hung out with me, who have prayed with me, and who have offered to help me. This is a scary time for me and I can't wait until this chapter is behind me. I have a lot of love and life still left in me and so many lives left to change!

Please pray for me! My surgery is Wednesday at 5 am in Austin.

07/03/2025

One minute we are clubbin' until 3 am in Las Vegas with and the next minute we are back in San Antonio playing softball! Live it Up!

06/03/2025

Valerie and I had the most amazing time at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders On Tour event! We were in the front row so maybe you'll see us on Netflix America's Sweethearts or DCC Making the Team. When Valerie asked me in April if I wanted to go with her to see DCC, I said YES! She told me how much she loved them and that she had watched every episode since the pilot over 20 years ago. I knew I had a lot of homework. I started watching. Holy moly! I was immediately impressed and addicted. I quickly saw why Valerie loved this and why she admired Judy & Kelli. The goal was to have a blast and get Valerie to meet Kelli & Judy. Mission accomplished! Valerie was able to tell them how they impacted her and her leadership approach. Kelli and Judy said we could take pictures with them and even invited us in, but security had other plans. It's okay. We had a phenomenal time!

05/25/2025

It's a bright and sunny day. Stay safe this weekend friends!

05/23/2025

Y'all, I never thought I would have an album of hundreds of breasts on my phone. My surgeon called me this morning to check on me. She truly is the right person for me. She wanted to answer any additional questions that I had because she felt like I had more questions from our last text exchange. She was right. I did have more questions. In my text with Lynn, Tori, and D the other day, I felt like I still had questions and Lynn gave me some fabulous resources. My surgeon answered my additional questions and gave me a website to check out thousands of photos to help me feel more comfortable about my upcoming surgery. My homework is to snap pictures of what I would hope to have my breasts look like after surgery to give her an idea of what will make me feel most like myself and most like a woman (in my own mind). I feel heard. I feel seen. I am honestly very concerned if I will feel beautiful and feminine after this. I know that isn't a priority, but it is a genuine concern of mine. These breasts fed 2 amazing kiddos for 1.5 years each and they have always been a part of my identity. We are shooting for the end of July for my surgery. Her assistant will contact me with the date this next week. If you have ever wanted to see real before and after photos to do your own research, I can give you a phenomenal resource.

P.S. Photo because I thought these peach drops looked like breasts when I bought them on my long road trip. I swear I see breasts in all things now. 🤦‍♀️

05/16/2025

I want to empower you to always follow your gut and get a 2nd or 3rd opinion. While I will never claim to know more than any of my doctors, I do know my own body. My first doctor said that I was going to need a partial mastectomy. He was going to cut into my left breast like a pie into my cleavage. This would leave me scarred and flat on one breast. I understood what he said and went home and looked at his marker drawing on my breast. I told myself that I would do what I had to do. I just wanted this out of me. I called Lauryn immediately to tell her the news. She said, "mom, medicine is so far advanced and aren't there better ways to do this? It is 2025." I talked to several women who had experienced this or worse. They shared with me their journeys. I spent hours and hours with friend after friend and new friend after new friend hearing their stories. I was so grateful to so many courageous women sharing their time and experiences with me. I made so many new connections and strengthened so many friendships that I have had for decades. So many in my Blockhead community messaged me and told me the steps they took and what they wish they would have done differently. Y'all, I have traveled with some of these women for decades and never knew that they had undergone something like this or worse. Sometimes, we keep our struggles to ourselves and sometimes we show up in a big way for others by sharing a glimpse into those journeys. One of my friends in New York said, "you need to go see Dr. Elisabeth Potter. She is in Austin." Thank you for this recommendation! Thank you, thank you! When I looked up this amazing doctor and saw the galleries of photos, I knew I was not "there" in my journey and hoped that I would not have to have a DMX with DIEP, but I wanted to know ALL my options. I called Dr. Potter's office and this was a whole different experience than my first doctor. Within minutes of my first phone call, Dr. Potter's personnel told me that I needed to see Dr. Aimee Mackey who had an office in San Marcos and an office in Austin. I made an appointment for both Dr. Aimee Mackey and Dr. Elisabeth Potter. (Continued in comments).

05/15/2025

My surgeon said that I need to do at least 5 hours of cardio and weight training every week to help with surgery and my overall health. I have never ever been consistent with working out. The most consistent was one year I did 13 consecutive workouts and then stopped. Something is very different this time. I am not doing it for weight loss, a cruise, a concert, a trip, an event, an awards ceremony, or wedding. I am doing it because I want to live! There are only 2 people who knew I started working out on April 30. I have consistently done 10 to 13 miles every day. It's so different this time. I want to hurry and get my hour in every day because I don't want to lose track of time and skip it. It's crazy, but every time in my life that I have tried to work out, people immediately start judging and saying stupid things like "it's about time," "let's see how long this lasts," "we didn't know if you were being healthy right now or not," etc. Why can't people just support you where you are on your journey? This time it's just for me. I am doing it because the doctor says this will improve my odds and it's what has to be done. I've found that if I put one of my favorite shows on, I lose track of time and go even further than I planned. Don't let people discourage you or give their half ass support! Surround yourself with people who want to see you win and want to cheer you on in your journey. Who wants to be a part of my cheering squad?

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