Post Op day 2. I may still be a tad bit delusional, as I'm walking around singing "a tisket, a tasket, a boobie in a basket." Have mercy on anyone around me today. Chuckle!
The great news is still virtually no pain. It helps that I have little to no nerve endings in my breast, so there's little pain to be had in that area. A definite benefit of mastectomy. Yesterday, I was running a low grade fever and that too has resolved so far for today. That's the best news of all actually. No fever, no infection. Still sluggish, and coughing up junk, but things are progressing nicely from our perspective.
Today's the day the surgical bra and fluff comes off. Not sure how i feel about that yet. Historically that's been a tough day for me. While I want this bra off (too much Velcro, too much itch, too much confinement) I dislike the discovery of what lies underneath. It won't be a huge shocker, I hope, since I know how wide the scar is since i saw the art drawing before surgery, but I still know my stomach churns each time I think about the aftermath. I've always sucked at this part of mastectomy. I'm delaying it until tonight. Ron and I will tag team getting it all off then I get to have my first shower. You guys might want to prepare yourself for a little squealing if you live close by. I can do it, I know, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Surely it will be better than previous unveilings. Less boob sag is a good thing, right? But the scar...woe is me. I wish I could be like other women who just take the scars in stride, but something about that changed with mastectomy. I'm squeamish, and I never was before all of this. I can look at my knee scars all day long, no problem, but not these. Warning, neighborhood dogs may join in in the howling.
I slept 12 hours last night. Not consecutively, but close. It's tough for side sleepers to be restricted to back sleeping. But you will be proud to know I only used 4 pillows. Down from like 14 with my first two surgeries. I'm breaking all kinds of records, right! All is good. Very good considering.
It's going to be a great day. I can't say the same for the evening tasks, but maybe I will surprise myself. Ron renamed boob 1 to boob 1.i (improved boob 1, it doesn't get a new number since it didn't get a new implant). So boob 1.i joins the ranks of boob 2.2. Oh the things you do when you are bored sitting in preop getting lines placed. We are like four year olds, but if you can't laugh and be silly what can you do? So thankful for humor in all of this.
A tisket, a tasket a boobie in a basket...
