I'm home! My surgery started around 8am on Thurs. I was in recovery for a while until a room was ready for me. Whatever they gave me for preventing nausea was amazing! I was able to eat the same day. Docs who checked on me yesterday and this am said everything looks good. I have 2 drains and an expander on the right side along with the lat dorsi flap. Pain hit about an 8 last night but now that I'm home I can stay ahead of it with norco & Valium. My nurse today suggested that I set an alarm to take my meds since we don't feel pain when we are sleeping but it can be awful upon waking. I'm sure that's what happened last night.
I had to have an IV in my left wrist because my port couldn't be used since it's on the right. Nurses wouldn't take out my catheter after the fluids were stopped because it's hospital policy to have IV access. So my arms ballooned. And that annoyed me. I'm trying to be so careful and make sure I'm compliant with the sleeves & the people at the hospital totally ignore what I'm trying to tell them. I plan to bring it up with PS when I see her for my post-op appt.
Happy it's over! Now if I can avoid infection we can get the expander filled & the implants placed.
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