Apparently on Tuesday I went on campus, and I asked my principal if he wanted to see my surgery scars. Hmm I also don't remember much of the ride home from the hospital. So needless to say, the first 5 days after surgery were spent pretty much loaded on Percocet, doing who knows what. No wonder I felt so good. Well, after my multiple vomiting experience on Tuesday night, I was told to lay off the Percocet and Valium and take Extra Strength Tylenol instead. Ya, just so you know, Tylenol does NOTHING for pain. So I was in bed all day yesterday, whining. Today I took my morning Tylenol, and have not had any pain meds since. I am just powering through, but believe me, I am going to sleep good tonight. Goodbye day 6, hello day 7.
At my appointment today they removed two of my drains. That did NOT feel good, by the way. They said everything looked good and that I will get my other two drains out on Monday. They also said that I will get my first expander "fill" on Thursday. I asked "how many cc's will you put in?" and the answer was "until you say 'ouch.'" Great. The expander is really big and round compared to a real implant, and is really uncomfortable inside of me because it's a rough material that folds when not totally full. I can feel a crease in the expander on the bottom of each breast that feels like it's trying to burst out of my skin. So I am actually looking forward to a fill, in hopes that my pain will be lessened. Seems like a stretch would make it hurt more, but I am not sure in this case. We shall see! Meanwhile I am trying to get out of the house when I can, because sitting around is just NO fun! And my kids make me laugh so much, that it hurts! That is a good thing, I suppose :-)