According to my plastic surgeon, I am healing remarkable
well. It’d hate to know what it’s like not to recover well since the past two
weeks have been ROUGH! The first week
was the hardest but the pain has subsided and I’m mostly dealing with lack of
energy and skin sensitivity.
The surgery was anticipated to take between 4-5 hours but
ended up taking 6; I left the surgicenter later that afternoon with 5 drains
and a bag full of medication to head home for recovery. I spent the better part of that first week in
bed. I did manage to make it to Aiden’s two swim meets that week, but I learned
very quickly that just sitting around watching him swim would drain way more energy
than I had thought. Thanks to my very
awesome co-workers and friends we had dinner dropped off every night that week.
This was a tremendous help for Jonathan who was juggling work, Aiden, and taking
care of me. My parents played taxi
driver for Aiden and I until I was able to start driving again and our fabulous
friends have taken Aiden for play dates and dinners.
I’m down to just one drain with hopes that it will be
removed this week. I’m still having a
hard time lifting my arms above my head, which makes getting dressed a little
difficult. I’ve always been a stomach sleeper so sleeping has been one of the
hardest parts; I wake up a lot but can’t really toss and turn to get more
comfortable. This gives me an excuse to take a nap during the day though!
I start the expansion process this week. If all goes well, I’ll
get filled once a week. I’ve been told this process isn’t too bad, I should be
back to normal within a day or so, it’s more pressure than pain. I’ll let you
know if everyone was right! Thanks for all the calls, texts, cards, support,
and prayers!
