Actually I slept well for like 2 hours and then I was wide awake in the middle of the night so I watched two hallmark movies then I slept really well for like almost 2 hours this morning. I’m almost discharged. Waiting for the nurse to do the paperwork.
They had to put alloderm (fake skin made of collagen) I’m so my implant would hold. It was a very last minute decision and I’m having a bit of trouble processing it. Not because I don’t think it’s the right thing to do (I’m no doctor) but just because I wasn’t expecting it. It is quite common with implants. It is a substance that is like collagen paper and your body will eventually grow into it or with it or it grows with your body.
My doctors all came in this morning and were really really happy. We chatted more about other things than my boob, so that was encouraging. My cancer surgeon said "are you glad to be done?" So she is expecting a clear pathology report and said she would call if it came early.
^^ All that was typed on my phone in an email to myself while I was still in the hospital. I am home now, resting, but not taking it easy. My personality is not allowing me to stop and take it easy. I have so many things to do - Christmas preparation, school deadlines, etc. I am not in a ton of pain, its quite manageable, so I am having trouble taking it easy. My mom has reminded me three times this morning to stop moving my arm. So I have taped my right elbow to my side and am promising myself to stop moving it. Because for long term recovery, I need to take it easy now.
Darwin is keeping me company.
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