Break the chains of bondage!

Could be kinky eh? Nope. Tomorrow I'm released from my 24/7 compression gear. Phew. Getting a little done with that. Went for my follow up, looks good in his eyes. Some areas are a little bumpy and I have to work on massaging the tissue. I don't see a lot of difference but he said I was skin on bone and now there's a little wiggle room. The area I really wanted fixed couldn't be fixed at the time. He plans to remove a little skin area locally in his office with some Novocain and a few stitches. Sounds delightful. Sometime in the summer. I have scheduled my port removal, the 29th of May. Can't wait-but it's another trip to the hospital where they know me by name now-that's sad.  Few more follow ups and I won't see the plastic surgeon again. He was my favorite doctor in this whole mess, he is a really nice guy. Super temperament. But it's time we part.

Ready to put this all behind me. Real soon! No port ,no nothing-nothing but the second half of my long, healthy life!

Recovery

I'd have to say that Doc's metaphor comparing the recovery pain to doing too many sit ups is totally inaccurate. What he should have said is that I was going to feel as if I was sawed in half with a rusty implement in a side show circus act. Yeah, that's how I feel.  I'm bruised up and sore. I've been wearing constantly a huge torso brace, after three days now it's getting rather annoying.  I over did it a little yesterday, grocery shopping and errands. Paying for it today. It's so boring wanting to do things around the house and not being able to bend.  Hoping for a speedy recovery-I've got things to do!

Back at Home

X Didn't I look so relaxed? Not stressed? Weird eh? My blood pressure was great and pulse was 86. Last doctor visitmy pulse   was 116. I don't know why I was so chill, but I was. Doc marked me up and told me what he planned to do. He made sure I was never going to ask for a team flap procedure down the road, I said for sure. Not going to happen. Too major. Too painful. This is it baby, love me for who I am...(to the collective whole).

After marking me up, off I went. I guess if your not anxious they just take you in coherent and you get to see all the stuff in the OR. Mixed feelings about that. I thought of my hobby doc (jk) friend Kristin and how she'd love it! I crawled on the skinny table and they strapped me down again in the crucifixion pose. Nothing creepy about that. Although a Soundgarden reference could be made here. Everyone was prepping. I was gabbing away, probably out of nerves. I asked the nurse who was my age if she was going to "weekend at Bernie's" me and she laughed. I told her I would. There was a very nice man about my age, nurse, who was sweet and told me that he did all this with his wife and it was going to be okay. Greatly appreciated. The anethesiologist talked to me about school and then knocked me out. Then...let's not think about it. Recovery okay, ride home and home a bit nauseated from drugs but starting to feel better. Tired and sore. I'm thinking this is going to be a little more intense than he said...starting to catch on to Doc's ways...sugar coat it all... Hmm. Low key weekend for me. Only thing I'll do besides rest is watch Dane's games on Saturday. Move slow, rest, heal. Thank goodness it was postponed-can't even imagine bending over putting a snowboard on! Or let alone doing anything else right now.

And a word about this selfie-I sent it to Krisitin and she said I looked like an "angel"-I told her,"you don't say that to someone about to be put under!" Aahhhhhhhh!!!!!

I'm Hungry

Today, soon, in for yet another procedure. Today I'm having lipofill done, and I'm a little nervous. I'm not all that scared of the procedure, rather I am nervous that I've been feeling so great that I'll now be sore and lame for a bit.  This is the third spring I've had surgery. I hated spring before, now I really dislike it. 

The procedure sounds quick. My plastic surgeon will "harvest" some fat.... Barf. Or, as I prefer, " borrow some tissue from a donor site"-and fill in areas up top that need more cushion. I'm bone on skin, and this procedure will give a small layer between that bone and skin and maybe make it softer. It is also believed to help heal irradiated skin.  He will also fill in some bumpy areas.  Who knows. I'm only doing this once, I hope.

So I'm waiting at home to go. Brad went to work for a bit because they called last night and moved it to 12:15. I'm ready to kill my dog (disclaimer-not literally) because he's been barking non stop all morning. I already have a lack of food and no water headache. Argh!

Wish me luck and I'll post when I can about how it went. Maybe I'll come out a size 4 when I'm done...not bloody likely!

Can't stop me now