INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Finally  I am now in my bed. I took my pain killer and I feel so good in my bed lol I have a lot of blood around the dressing but my breast look so good compared to before I love it. LOVE IT.  in fact the non rad side looks a bit tighter but I am sure it will improve after cuz the rad side will tight by itself. I am telling you my new results it's like I have my beautiful breast back I wish could kiss that doctor I can not begin to tell you how happy I am. I finally feel good about myself again. I am so emotional right now. I love love it love it.  It's my breast back girls it was all worth it.  I now can go on with my life. 

THANKS FOR BEEN HERE WITH ME. 

Ok so I got the NSRX695

Off course he did not give me the style 20 700 but at least he gave me a close one. Before the surgery I told him in front of the nurses and the anestesiologist,  Dr.X  I want either the style20 700 or the NSRX695 do not wake me up unless I got one or the other lol and he said I will see how it goes with the rad side first, I said trust me you will be fine as soon as you take the contracted capsule out you will have room for 750 cc so I know you will be ok. Then he look at his colleagues and say " this one knows her stuff" I was also serious I then added, I wanted removable stitching wherever possible. And I asked him what ever hole you open pls make sure it's close sensibly. ( remember last time that idiot ps send me home bleeding by holes she did not stitched properly? Lol then I also mentioned if I will have drains, pls use the same drain scars from before, I do not want any more scars ha ha ha I told him straight all that I need to say. And atvthe end I say oh Ya one more thing. They all stared at me.  I said THANK YOU.!!!  Then he said do not thank me yet. I said THANK YOU. What ever result I get THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR FIXING THIS UP. Thank u for listening to me and for been a great doctor. And I smile 😊 finally and say let's do this. Ha ha ha onlybthen I gave a Smile. Girl I needed to make my point and it felt great.

So here it is . I need to Ask u one more thing . I got no drains. He managed reduce one breast which is the one with no rad. I see lots of blood around the incisions so how long do I Wait to changeable Dressing ? I need to minimize the scars so I Want to keep clean. I got all I need to change dressing I just don't know how many hours do I Wait ?

Smarty I pm .now I ll be there for u n you will also get the results you deserve  

Enerva, I'm happy to see you home, keep taking your pain meds, it is impossible to play catch up once the pain gets out of hand, this ended me up in the ER and I had to have more morphine, So take it on time for a few days. I would not change the dressing for at least 24 hours, can you call your hospital and speak to a nurse? They should have given you instructions on home care. Hope you get some rest and feel better soon. Stephanie

Enerva, Try to stay hydrated. Hard, I know, when nauseous. Sometimes I feel better after I throw up.

if you haven't eaten any thing the pills might make your stomach feel worse.  Try crackers

I'm here but not for long.  I'm glad to hear surgery went well.  I'm going you fall asleep and when you awake the nausea will be only a memory.

Strange day today.

A month or so ago, a family member was dx'd with DCIS. She's married and has two young children. Today she had her surgery, and DH and I waited in the Surgical Waiting Room with her mom and her husband.

It was a long surgery - a NS/UMX, plus a lift and augmentation on the non-cancer side. There were a few complications (restricted blood flow to the nipple), but otherwise she did well. 

When the BS and the PS left after giving the family the news, both her mom and her hubby were in tears of relief. I know they were worried about the complications, but I had the BS explain to them that they were not uncommon in her type of surgery.

I realized that I never asked DH what HIS emotions were when he was waiting for me during my BMX/recon. 

So tonight we talked about it. He said that he was really o.k. for several reasons: 1) we have a strong faith, and prayers had been going up all over the country for me; 2) he had been with me for all my appointments and knew what was going on in the OR; 3) we had done so much planning for my return home, he was just ready for me to be there; and 4) he was surrounded by so many of our family and friends in the waiting room that time (5 hours) just flew by. He said when the surgeons came in to give him the results, he just felt a sense of relief. 

Then I realized that my three year anniversary of my dx is coming up in less than 3 weeks. It's funny, I have never "celebrated" those dates (dx, BMX, Exchange), even though they are burned into my brain.

I just forget, and the days fly by. I can't see the point of making a big deal out of them. But today when my SIL asked me when my surgery was, and I said three years in December, she said "Has it really been that long? It seems like it was yesterday." Well, not to me....it all seems like a very long time ago.

Anyway, it was a day for reflection.... not something I do very often.

Hi all! still catching up - i am like- a million pages behind.  I won't give up though! Hope everyone is feeling good!

Morning everyone!

We've just been so busy with DD from Orlando!  I was surprised how much I had missed seeing that kid.... I ran out of the house, and we just held onto each other....  She cied, and so did I...  Like holding my little girl again....  Then the fun started...

So much to catch up on... so many things to laugh about...  Then our other one came by with dinner, and I'll tell you, they are the most raucous bunch of people in this neighborhood...Ha!  I could hardly get a word in edgewise....

DH rather enjoyed being the manly man that he is, with us 3 women!  Anyway it was great! 

Then she and her Dad went up to her room, and they were going through all his collections of fun things he has accumulated, and all I heard was more laughing!  So I had to go up and join in the fun!  She is taking home a lot of 'Dad's" stuff for the boys...    HE is having as much fun with her as I am!

Now today we are going up in the mountains.... all 4 of us, and going to Echo Lake Lodge for Brunch....  It is on the road on the way up to Mt. Evans.... they had snow up there night before last!   

Okay..... Enerva.... sure hope you are feeling better!  The gals have mentioned you eating crackers.... did it help?  And just drink sips of water, or even coke?  I think it's anything carbonated....  Just don't go drinkin' whiskey, or stuff like that....  Hope you look all perfect now! 

Hi JWow, Blessings & Smarty & 222222222222..... and 333333333333!  We can keep this thread going, right?

Sailing, Dutchess & Wren!  You too!  Another cool day here.... Man I love this weather!  

Hi everyone!  Here I am again, just shipping in to drop off a little sunshine and happiness.   Oh wait, that's Chevy's job. 

I finished my second round of carboplatin/gemzar yesterday. It takes much less time in the chemo chair than any of my previous ones. 

I talked to sassy and she Amex me to let you know that she's taking a break for a bit.   I think Robin Williams death hit her pretty hard. 

Hope you all have a great day! 

Phylliswhoisstayingoutofjail

Hey Girls!

Enerva, glad you are so happy with your result already!!  Hope the queasy tummy has stopped.

Smaarty!  I go in at 5 ayem tomorrow!  I know you remember I lost the implant on the rad side.  Then we did a round of fat transfer at it has softened the area so much my PS has agreed to put a TE back in tomorrow when he does another round of fat grafting.  We will leave it pretty empty until things heal up and this round of fat can start to work its magic and then we will start expanding.  This way it saves me a trip under for TE placement.  He is also doing fat grafting into my ALND scar to try to help the lymph flow.  I have been researching and met with a doctor about a node transplant.  That is very involved and my LE really isn't that bad.  She did say though that releasing that scar tissue can have a really positive effect.  So I asked my doc to do it while he is in there poking around and he said yes.  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my PS!! My left fin is getting a lift too.

Hope all you girls are well.  I don't get on much with school and all going on.  Hope everyone is feeling better than yesterday and tomorrow is better than today!!

I'm not as cute as Enerva, so prolly won't post a pic from the hospital!!  I will let you all know when I am home.  I am guessing between 12-2.  Start at 7:30ish and he said around 3 hours to do everything.

HugZ, Love and PrayerZ!!

Lynne

Phyllo

Good to hear good things!! Pop in often!

So happy Enerva that your surgery went well and it's now over with. I hope you rest a lot and the pain lessens.

Good luck 4444 on your surgery tomorrow. 

444 - good luck tomorrow 

Enerva so happy that you are doing good, how strong are you?  Hang in there and use the pain pills when you need them

Jackie....I don't celebrate any of the versarys, never did....still don't now, didn't realize I had to pay attention until the recurrence...

Chevy so happy for you and your family....enjoy the time with your family we are here, not going anywhere, can't wait to hear from you after they leave...

oh Chevy I am happy you spent time with your dd.  

If I ever visit my friend in Denver I will love to meet you in person lol 

I posted my pictures in the picture forum so hope it helps others. I am never in that site but I know ladies go there to find similar results. 

I am in a great deal of pain but I cut down the perkoset to one pill every 6 hours now lol hate those but it's the only one that really takes my pain away. I cleaned my insicions today and all looks good so far I am hopping I don't for the kiloide scars this time. ;(