Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Second post-op, first fill

The plastic surgeon said things are looking good! She did my first tissue expander fill today. She used a magnet over my skin to locate the port on the expander. Since I'm numb there I didn't feel the needle at all! She filled my right side with 100 mls of saline and the left with 50 mls. She had put some saline in at the time of surgery so the total in my left is 100 and right is 250. It's pretty awesome to not be flat on the left side anymore!
She said my back pain was just the rib because it has no protection from that muscle. I suspect the drain tube is lurking in that area also because I think I can feel it under the skin.
I left home with all 3 drains and I came home with...all 3 drains. Darn! Oh well, I go back next Tues. She told me not to worry about the irritation around the drain sites.
So, a very good appointment!

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