sort of a catch up

This is sort of a catch up post. I have had company that stayed for about a week. Needless to say I wasn’t  posting on the blog. Ha! At his arrival, I was on heavy narcotics and sleeping most of the day and by the time he left (yesterday), I was/am off all narcotics (only taking rx strength ibuprofen) and am able to drive.

I have come a long way…yesterday was two weeks exactly since my surgery.

Went back Monday to see my plastic surgeon. I have some areas of new skin growth (I have a patch of skin that is not alive and will need to be removed), but I will still be having a small out patient surgery at a little surgery center…not THE BIG HOSPITAL…in a couple of weeks. Glad for this time because it gives the skin a chance to regenerate itself where it will. But I also have to massage the skin to make it more pliable. The first time I did it, I almost gagged. I am just not used to the geography ‘there’, and having to feel of it often during the day has been hard for me. It is also waking some things up that were numb, so that is a good thing even though it feels like a set back as far as pain. But it is all necessary.

I have cried in the bathroom over taking off tape…not the dressing change itself, which isn’t pretty..just tape. But that is also something to be thankful for…I am getting feeling back, which is a good thing.

Anyway..that is enough for now..it feels as if there are many things to say…like I am sleeping in the recliner…much more comfortable than a flat bed. I am showering until all of this heals..and I miss soaking in my tub.

More later…. Thanks for checking in on me. Love you all. : )

from D to A just like that

I had my surgery Tuesday of this week. A double mastectomy. And went from a D to an A just like that.

I came home from the hospital yesterday. I am super tired. But my peeps are waiting on me hand and foot.

Hubs helped me take a shower this morning and get into clean pj’s and helped me with my hair. It won’t be in any style magazines, but it feels clean and right now, that’s about as good as it gets.

Everything went well…I have cleans nodes, which is a major praise. One request…a small patch of skin isn’t thriving and if it continues to die, I will have to have another surgery to have it removed…probably next week. So “go pink” has an even greater meaning for me right now..that skin really needs to go pink.

I am sleeping off and on all the time and on a ton of pain meds…so hopefully this post makes some sort of sense. I will check back in with you later, but just wanted to post a general update.

Thank you for all your love and prayers.

Go pink!!!