June 2014 Surgery Sisters

good luck to all the ladies coming up!

Best wishes to all of you that are going in this week.  Yes just show up!  You'll take a nice little nap that feels like 5 minutes, then you'll be on the road to recovery.

sweetjam, wildflower, sammyjokk, and turtle - best wishes tomorrow ladies. Sending you positive thoughts for successful surgeries. You'll be on the other side before you know it. 

T sweetjam, wildflower, sammyjokk  and turtle42 your in my thoughts and  prayers.  I wish you ladies a successful surgery.  What a relief it will be to get this surgery over with.  

thank you all for the good wishes. I am so nervous. It's 3:30 am and no chance of sleep. I can't wait for this to be behind me.

Hi  Az85048. It's nice to have someone to wait with. My surgery is scheduled to start between 8:30-9:30 but I have to be there at 6:30. You have been thru a lot this year. My thoughts and prayers will be with you today. Good luck and I wish you a speedy recovery.

sweetjam, wildflower, sammyjokk, and turtle42  - Thinking of you all today. 

I made some public appearances over the weekend. It was nice to get out of the house for something other than doctor's appointments and great to see some friends. I learned that 2 hours is my limit, which of course will get better but that's all I could handle.

sweetjam, wildflower, sammyjokk, and turtle42  

In your pocket today singing "everything is gonna be alright"

Hopeellen -the waiting is the hard part and the day is long for your family.  Not so much for you cause once you are out - time flies.  Make sure that your family brings things to read or do while they wait.  A friend of mine went with my hubby and they played cards while they waited.  

For those having surgery today...My thoughts and prayers are with you!!!❤️

Today is my first day home alone since my surgery 11 days ago. Wow! 11 days already...time sure flies by. I'm fairly capable of doing pretty much everything now, except driving and opening certain twisty top things. But I'm thinking I'll be driving within a few days, and twisty tops will be soon to follow! Dadgumit! Haha! It was VERY humbling having to ask my 82 year old mama to open a lid for me.

One thing I would PROBABLY do differently now that I'm into week two of my recovery, is that I would use my arms more in week one. I never had the T-Rex arms, probably due to my type of surgery and not having any nodes removed, but I was told by the nurses no lifting my arms above shoulder level. Well, immediately following surgery I unconsciously put both arms behind my head while watching TV in the hospital. A little very slight pulling, but no problem!! Then I got all scared that I was going to hurt myself so I stopped raising my arms. Big mistake for me. At my one week check up I asked my dr what I could do and she said anything, just no heavy lifting and no stretching through any pain...gradual stretching only. Arg. Well after a week of playing it safe, I could no longer put my hands behind my head. I'd gotten VERY stiff. In hindsight I think that I would have been better off to use my arms naturally from the get-go, listening to my body instead of the nurse. Now I have to do daily stretching exercises which, quite frankly, are torturous.  I'm feeling more movement each day though, so even though they don't FEEL like they are helping, they must be. 

Also, my earlier post regarding nipple necrosis was for naught. I followed Divecats advice and used an antibiotic ointment and gauze. My nipple is looking fabulous. Very little if any lingering seepage, and no necrosis. Yay! 

My only lingering issue is swelling under the armpit area on the sides of my breasts where the drains were. Ugh. Makes even walking uncomfortable. Did anyone else experience this? And these awful TE's. Goodness. What an absolutely alien feeling...and I've only got 50cc in each so far. My first post-surgery fill is June 30th. I'm kinda NOT looking forward to that. Ha!

wizard50 and hopeellen - wishing you successful surgeries tomorrow. Sending positive thoughts your way. 

Getting ready for my last sip of water before trying to get some sleep. Thanks for everyone who is on the Pink Bus for tomorrow. I'm feeling positive and hope things go well for you too, Wizard50.  This was in my yard tonight.....

Kimberly hope everything is feeling good today and the grafting looks great.  Be sure to rest as needed and be good to your modified "girl". 

What cute pin wheels HopeEllen.  

Hope everyone has a great and successful day.  

Keeping HopeEllen and Wizard in my thoughts and prayers!!  I am sure it will go fantastic today!!

Best wishes Kfinnigan as you board the Pink Bus!  

Update us when you can!!  Hugs!

Ally

Thanks everyone for the the positive words, thoughts and prayers.  I'm not nearly as nervous as I thought I would be today but I really am missing my coffee this morning!  I'll post an update in a day or two.