The recovery from this surgery has been easier than from my bilateral mastectomy surgery. I have been off the pain medication now for three days and am functioning just fine. I am sore, but it is not unbearable. It's hard to not do anything for myself because I don't feel that bad, but my plastic surgeon is super strict and tells me not to do things.....ugh! I am so bored sitting around being inactive! I don't know how to do this for three more weeks.
So my breasts were slightly covered with some gauze that was taped over the incisions. When I removed the tape, my skin was damaged badly. Now I have what looks like a sunburn where the tape was. My skin there is red, puffed up and super itchy. There are even some blisters....nice hu? I am putting some triple antibiotic cream on there and hope I get some relief soon. All of this just keeps gettin' better doesn't it? Who knew I would now be allergic to the tape they use in surgery.
For the next 3 1/2 weeks I am suppose to not lift anything over 5 pounds. I am not allowed to drive for 3 weeks post surgery too. No exercise other than leisure walking for a month. So I guess I will sit here on the couch and watch more bad TV. I may actually have to resort to watching The Waltons or Little House on the Prairie soon enough as I have seen everything else on TV in the past 4 months. I had no idea they still played those shows on TV, but sure enough they do! Brings me back to my childhood when I actually watched those shows. I hope I don't get that desperate to have to watch that stuff......maybe I should get Netflix instead. I can't imagine tuning in to see Nelly Olsen be mean to Laura and Mary on a daily basis. It would be pathetic to think that could be the highlight of my day.
At this point my pain is minimal and manageable. I hope to get out for a light walk later once it's not so sunny because of my hair. I am still babying my hair as instructed in the cold cap protocol. Sun and heat are a big "no no" for my hair at this point. As far as a hair update, it is still there! I was shedding super bad the past few weeks - almost worse than I did all through chemo. For now though it seems to have leveled off and the shedding is less. I am still shedding more than I did before starting chemo, but it is manageable. Overall, Penguin Cold Caps worked well for me. My hair is thinner but I still have a full head of hair and look normal, not like a cancer patient. That is something to celebrate.
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