Grrr.....a small taste of freedom

..so at my 2 week post-op I was given permission to drive. However I tried to drive less than 10 miles and it did not go so well. Luckily my brother was with me and he drove home.

I am afraid until the drain comes out and I get a little more use of the right side again, I am still grounded.

xoxoxo

Post-Op

So overall I am healing nicely....one small piece of tissue did not attache but it will "slough off and die" according to Anne the wonderful PA who took out 2 of the three drains and said I was looking good but still no driving or lifting anything over 10 pounds.

I still have to sleep sitting up and as a stomach sleeper this is not an easy task for me, but I try. They gave ma a prescription for Valium when I left the hospital which I did not have filled. They recommended I do so and try that to help with sleeping instead of the pain meds.

Not much different for me and I am just going to throw in the towel and try to sleep on my own.

So beyond going a bit nuts from being stuck at home I am ok. The nerves are starting to wake up which is not fun..but hey.. I am still vertical so I will just be grateful for that!

Thanks for checking in!

xoxox

The Boob of Frankenstein

That is what my right side currently looks like. The good news is that they were able to move enough muscle and tissue from my back to the front that i o not have to have the expander process. This is great news.. the difference is there is currently an incision that goes from almost the center of my back around under my arm to the front also almost center, with some other incisions in the boob area.

This is extremely uncomfortable to say the least. Hopefully tomorrows post-op with bring news that the drains can come out and perhaps I can drive?

I am going a bit shack whacky, but sleep quite a bit. The surgery last almost 6 hours and that is the longest I have ever been knocked out.

Bella and Ralfie have been the best snuggle bed buddies this week and of course, my Mom is doing her normal nursing duties.

Thanks for checking in on my crazy journey.

xoxoxo

I can admit it......

.... I am scared. This is why I do not listen to people about medical procedures. I keep being told this will be worse than the mastectomy was. This does not make it any easier. Maybe it is the unknown of having surgery in a hospital I have never been a patient in before....but it is good hospital. perhaps it is the fact that I am sure I will not have my own room this time (for those of us who live alone this is uncomfortable) or that I will not have my snuggly puggys to sleep with me.

Either way...I am scared this time. I was not nervous for my first chemo because I knew it had to be done I was anxious before first radiation, but I think that was just because it was so close to the surgery. I wasn't nervous for the mastectomy because I had been operated on by that surgeon before and I knew he would be amazing (and he was).

New hospital, new doctor...new boob! Well step one anyway. Tomorrow will be a long day no matter how I look at it.

Thanks for checking in on me and I will try to update as soon as I am able.

xoxoxo,
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