Are we sure I had surgery?
Well, the first night post op was completely un-eventful. We got home from the hospital and my youngest, who will be 2 very soon, wanted me to pick her up. Obviously, that was a big no-no and my daughter didn't like my answer, so she proceeded to throw one of her more noisy tantrums. I begged my husband to please take her up for a nap as I helped our 4 yr old son get his bag and shoes to go spend the night with grandma! Finally, we had some peace and quiet, which was a good thing because for 20 mins or so I was ready to go back to the hospital! 20 mins feels like an eternity when you have kids running around and screaming! Calgon take me away!
So after it's all quiet in my house, and I am sitting in the recliner watching TV, I realize I'm bored out of my skull! I went to my computer and made some posts about surgery being over and feeling great and checked my email. Victoria's Secret had some nice summer clearance items, so I made a mental note to go back and buy some stuff when hubby wasn't home to tell me no!
My mom arrived to spend the weekend helping me out, and immediately read me the riot act for walking around and picking up papers from the counters and stuff. I tried to eat a burger that we had made the night before, but my mouth was still very dry and I had a hard time swallowing. It seemed I followed every bite with a big swig of water. I decided the burger wasn't worth the effort since I wasn't very hungry, and Mom was probably right so I again sat down in the recliner.
Now I love my Lazy Boy recliner, don't get me wrong. But daaang, when you have to spend a few hours there on your back and at a 45 degree angle, it starts to hurt! I took a darned Percocet not for my boobs but to help my back! I even got up and sat at the kitchen table. The hard straight back of the chair felt good to me. After a good hour or so I went back to the recliner and spent the rest of the night in good spirits and no pain. My mom slept on the couch so she could be right there in case I needed anything.
The next morning we shopped at Walmart for an hour before heading to Dr. Vanek's to be transitioned into my sports bra. My mom was concerned I was doing too much, but I felt good! I was really worried when Dr. Vanek took off the ace wrap and I saw my breasts for the first time. I was scared I would see blood or oozing or something, but they looked so great! He had covered the incisions with steri strips and had been sweet enough to remove all those black lines he drew on me the day before! Even my mom was shocked to see how nice they looked so soon after surgery!
I have to wear a sports bra all day every day for the next 4 weeks, and Dr. Vanek provided me with 2. Gave me a cute pink one, love that thing! The bra is supposed to be pretty snug, to keep the breasts in perfect position. We noticed that rightie was riding a bit higher than leftie, but the doc said it was normal and fine. I just hope it catches up soon. I didn't have a lot of assymetry prior to surgery and I don't plan on starting now!
Dr. Vanek said everything looked great, and the shopping was fine, but I really should make sure to rest. So I did! Took a short catnap in the recliner before we ordered pizza and salad for dinner. Dr. Vanek had mentioned that the patch behind my ear, which the anesthesiologist put there to help with nausea, can cause dry mouth so I could take it off if I wanted. But since I didn't have any nausea, and didn't want to find out if I would get any without that little patch, I kept it on. Dinner was so much better than last tho, not nearly the sawdust issues I was having before!
I felt good enough to take a gentle walk with my hubby and kids, and it definately did help me. It seemed to stretch me out and helped me to be more relaxed and tired when I sat down. It was another uneventful night, I just wish I didn't have to use the bathroom so much. You need to increase fluids after surgery, but I was tired of having to climb out of the recliner and wake my mom every time I released the footrest!
Day one was done, and was the absolute best I prayed for. I think I might just be able to attend that party tomorrow that we got invited to!
So after it's all quiet in my house, and I am sitting in the recliner watching TV, I realize I'm bored out of my skull! I went to my computer and made some posts about surgery being over and feeling great and checked my email. Victoria's Secret had some nice summer clearance items, so I made a mental note to go back and buy some stuff when hubby wasn't home to tell me no!
My mom arrived to spend the weekend helping me out, and immediately read me the riot act for walking around and picking up papers from the counters and stuff. I tried to eat a burger that we had made the night before, but my mouth was still very dry and I had a hard time swallowing. It seemed I followed every bite with a big swig of water. I decided the burger wasn't worth the effort since I wasn't very hungry, and Mom was probably right so I again sat down in the recliner.
Now I love my Lazy Boy recliner, don't get me wrong. But daaang, when you have to spend a few hours there on your back and at a 45 degree angle, it starts to hurt! I took a darned Percocet not for my boobs but to help my back! I even got up and sat at the kitchen table. The hard straight back of the chair felt good to me. After a good hour or so I went back to the recliner and spent the rest of the night in good spirits and no pain. My mom slept on the couch so she could be right there in case I needed anything.
The next morning we shopped at Walmart for an hour before heading to Dr. Vanek's to be transitioned into my sports bra. My mom was concerned I was doing too much, but I felt good! I was really worried when Dr. Vanek took off the ace wrap and I saw my breasts for the first time. I was scared I would see blood or oozing or something, but they looked so great! He had covered the incisions with steri strips and had been sweet enough to remove all those black lines he drew on me the day before! Even my mom was shocked to see how nice they looked so soon after surgery!
I have to wear a sports bra all day every day for the next 4 weeks, and Dr. Vanek provided me with 2. Gave me a cute pink one, love that thing! The bra is supposed to be pretty snug, to keep the breasts in perfect position. We noticed that rightie was riding a bit higher than leftie, but the doc said it was normal and fine. I just hope it catches up soon. I didn't have a lot of assymetry prior to surgery and I don't plan on starting now!
Dr. Vanek said everything looked great, and the shopping was fine, but I really should make sure to rest. So I did! Took a short catnap in the recliner before we ordered pizza and salad for dinner. Dr. Vanek had mentioned that the patch behind my ear, which the anesthesiologist put there to help with nausea, can cause dry mouth so I could take it off if I wanted. But since I didn't have any nausea, and didn't want to find out if I would get any without that little patch, I kept it on. Dinner was so much better than last tho, not nearly the sawdust issues I was having before!
I felt good enough to take a gentle walk with my hubby and kids, and it definately did help me. It seemed to stretch me out and helped me to be more relaxed and tired when I sat down. It was another uneventful night, I just wish I didn't have to use the bathroom so much. You need to increase fluids after surgery, but I was tired of having to climb out of the recliner and wake my mom every time I released the footrest!
Day one was done, and was the absolute best I prayed for. I think I might just be able to attend that party tomorrow that we got invited to!
posted by Millie @ 9/06/2007 01:07:00 PM
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Well written article.
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