Well, I woke up yesterday and noticed that I was having pain around the drain tube site. I inspected it and realized that the stitch that was holding my drain in had broken through my skin and nothing was holding my drain in! Can you say OUCH??? I immediately emailed Dr Sauceda because the pain was not going away, and I got the answer I was looking for! Even though it was still draining a little over 50ml per day, it needed to come out. I pulled it out myself with a little help from Chief, and it surprisingly didn't hurt at all! I sprayed Bactine on the drain hole first, and I think that helped to numb it and keep it from hurting. He said to wear my compression garment at all times for the next couple of days and only take it off to shower. I do that anyway, so that isn't a problem for me. We took a few pictures, but they didn't come out too great. I was really swollen from the day before, but at least you can see my new Wacoal bras! I cannot wear them for 3 more weeks, but I can wear a sports bra right now. I am still wearing my compression garment during the day, and now I am wearing a sports bra at night.
We had a busy day yesterday with our monthly Costco trip and commissary shopping. We then we to our friends house and had dinner and then walked over to the PX to get a birthday present for one of Monkey Doodle's friends. When I got home, my Ken was REALLY swollen! For people that don't know what Ken is, it is my pubic area. In plastic surgery land, they call it that because you look like a Ken Barbie doll from all of the swelling! LOL!
2 comments:
Looking great Jess!! Love the bra. Congrats on the final tube coming out. Yet another milestone!! Thanks for explaining what KEN was because I definately had no clue :o) Miss you! When do you guys head home for Thanksgiving?
Thanks Storm! We head to Oregon late on the 19th and get to Oregon the morning of the 20th. We get back on the 28th. Miss you too! Any news on coming after Christmas??
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