Never get in a hurry to get back to normal. Other people have different Ideas. So I met with Dr. Jensen 7 days post surgery. Yep still had the drains. They were still draining about 60-70 ccs/24 hr period. In order to get them taken out it must be 25cc/24 hr period for 3 days in a row. OK fine!
Went to see Dr. Tit on day 14. The right drain is still at about 30-35cc/24 hr. How ever they took out the left one. I think that Heidi was a little shocked and almost regretted doing it because tons of fluid leaked out of it. Nope they did not take the right one out. I guess at least i only had one to deal with. Spent the week trying to not over do it. I did go back into work and taught classes as well as did paperwork. Getting out of the house was a must but I also loved coming home to a bed. I am exhausted. And it is funny because I do not have to do much to get to that point. I also have a very very short fuse and my nerves are shot. I find myself being snappy at people and it is frustrating.
Went back to see Dr Jensen on day 21. 3 weeks Finally took out the drain on the right side. It didn't leak like the left one did but it hurt like no other. They also didn't like the look of the left breast. It was a little red. Dr. Jensen decided to do a biopsy and extract some fluid for a sample to make sure it is not infected. I have been on antibiotics for a week already but ... He drained 100cc off the left breast. DANG! I dropped it off at Time to have cultures ran on it. NO BACTERIA! yea! finally I passed a test. My breast felt better for the rest of the ride home but I could tell it was feeling up again by bed time.
They told me not to use ice packs on my breast to reduce swelling due to the fact that there is little feeling in them from the surgery. Since when do i listen. I used icepacks and they felt too much better. They were not directly on the breast. I had a towel covering the fake boobs. Both my left and my right boob feel like there is fluid collecting in them. Ice packs help reduce this. So every couple hours I cool those girls off. It helps. I think the redness in the left boob has gotten better and the right one is not quite as tender as it has been. I pray that things go well on Tuesday.
I meet with the Oncologist and have a bone scan scheduled for Tuesday. Once I am done there I will head to Dr. Jensens to have him check my boobs to make sure I have not killed them. In the mean time I am going to try to kick back and take it easy. I think I over did it a bit this week. Did a full 40 hours of work.
On a positive note the snow has melted from the grass and I see little flecks of green poking their way through the lawn. I had it thatched today as well so it looks like the deer had a poop festival on my grass.
I really need some prayers answered this week. I need answers as to when Chemo will begin. I need my boobs to stop acting up an get to healing so I can poison myself with Chemo. I have a time line. I want it all done by december 31. Sara keeps telling me NO EXPECTATIONS. If you have no expectations you have no disappointments. Ya right! without expectations and planning nothing gets done.Maybe what I need to remember is I can only be in charge of so much. The rest is out of my hands.
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