I'm Free!...Drain free that is!

Time to celebrate!!! I got my drain removed (after 13 days) yesterday!!!! I told My PS that if he hadn't of taken it out I wasn't leaving the office until he did, yeah he thought I was joking. Just so happy to finally be drain free again. As he was pulling it out my whole chest started vibrating it was crazy he said it had gotten stuck it felt like it had been wrapped around my rib cage it was so weird feeling coming out. He said next week my stitches will be removed and then we can finally hopefully in 2 weeks continue the process and start to get filled again Yahoo! As I said before my one boob is smaller than the other, about 100ccs smaller to be exact. Everyone says they don't notice until I say something but it drives me nuts. Pretty sure my first fill will be to the left breast only (the problem one) so that way I can catch up to the right and look even again :) My goal is to hopefully in the next month to be back sleeping in my own bed. This week I just graduated to the couch which is very comfy might I add, but I miss my bed and my spooning partner Brian. It took me almost 7 weeks to be able to just lay on my right side. I cant even try my left yet as it is way too sore still. Unfortunately I am a stomach sleeper and side sleeper. I probably won't be able to do that again until after the swap out surgery boo!!! SO that's my update for now. No pictures this week just hasn't been enough time for that or another video. Maybe next week will calm down a little. Hope everyone has a happy healthy and safe new year!

I need to get one of these!!

Ha! the website I found this on had this to say...

"It doesn't come in drunk, snore, steal the sheets or wake you up."

"But you may find the pillow talk somewhat one sided."

Link to this awesome pillow

Almost Completely caught up

This last entry should pretty much catch me up to where I am at now on my journey. Today my right breast is 6 weeks post op and my left breast is 1 1/2 weeks. It's pretty annoying that I have to label them like that. I wish it was as easy as saying "so today I am 6 weeks post op!":::insert eye roll::: Christmas is tomorrow and this week has been pretty hard, thinking about my mom so much and how much i miss her and that this is the first Christmas with out her. I wish she could see me now, she would be so proud. I have to go back to work on monday, yup drain still attached. Hope to have an update next week telling you that the at my appt on the 28th my PS removes my drain. cross your fingers! I'll leave you with a picture of our beautiful christmas tree. Happy Holidays to everyone!

Surgery again!!?!?!

Where we left off was at this lovely picture....

I figured this wasn't how it was supposed to look, but i still waited and didn't call the doctor. I kept it covered and put neosporin on it and nervously awaited my next appointment, they were only 1 week apart at this time. This visit I was supposed to get filled on my left breast to catch up to the right. they had to remove more from my left breast due to more tissue and skin compared to the right. Once I got to the office my plastic surgeon took one look at it and scheduled me for the following day for an out patient surgery. I was so upset that I had come as far as 5 weeks and now would have to completely start over on my left breast! The next day I was in and out in a few hours and back at home with a drain in place and in a lot of pain. It felt like freaking dejavu. While I was under the surgeon wanted to check if there was any infection, he also feared that if we didn't do something about it now, by christmas time my expander had a chance of ripping through my incision. He found no visible infection and the cultures came back negative Thank god! He replaced my expander with a new one and filled it as much as he could, he said I have about 100cc's less in my left breast compared to my right that has 310ccs.

5 1/2 weeks post op and 1 week after 2nd surgery

left breast 1 week post op from second surgery

left breast side view

right breast 5 weeks post op! looks awesome!

right breast side view