Ready to Reclaim my Body! Very Nervous Though! - Macon, GA

So my mini "vacation" is up! Back to work tomorrow for this girl. Physically I'm ready; mentally, I wish I could stay home a little longer. :)

I had my post op appointment earlier. I did fine when he in bandaged my boobs...the stomach however was a different story. I guess I wasn't ready to see the long angry incision and my new belly button. I almost passed out. I can't really tell just yet how good it looks. I guess I'll wait a few days and take a peek then.

So yesterday was my surgery. I had a BA and full TT. I arrived at the surgery center at 6am. Once there, I waited until 6:45 when they called me back. When they called me back, they verified my info and got my IV started. My doctor came in and marked me up. I received my Valium with a tiny sip of water (to help with my nerves). Then my OR nurse came and got me, put me in a wheelchair, and we set out for the OR. On the way to the OR, the anesthesiologist gave me some verset. On the way to the OR I was nervous and one of the nurses kindly said, "most women would give anything to be in that chair." That reminder put it all in perspective and I was no longer fearful. The last thing I remember was getting on the OR table; fast forward to 3.5 hours later when I woke up in recovery. The anesthesia had knocked me on my butt! I could hardly open my eyes; they were so heavy. I wasn't there in recovery for more than 45 minutes when they got me dressed and wheeled me out to go home. The ride home was kinda rough. I felt like we were flying and everytime my mom braked it felt like we were stopping hard...I was eager to get home. I got home and shuffled out of the car with my hubby's help who affectionately said upon seeing me, "what's up boobs!" LOL I got into our guest bed downstairs, took some pain and pit on the nausea patch and was out again. By this time it was about 12:30 or so. The general anesthesia finally wore off around 2:30/3:00. After that I felt pretty good. Since then I've taking my pain meds (hydro condone) every 4-6 hours and so far the pain is manageable and there's a small amount of discomfort. I think the compression garment is hugely helpful. Most of my pain comes from shifting around in the bed. I'm thinking that days 2 & 3 will be tougher. I intend to continue being proactive about taking my pain meds before the onset of a lot of pain (no hero here! LOL). So far I haven't been able to see any results (due to be wrapped and bound up), but my post op appointment is today (23 July) @ 1:30.

I found out from my mom that the doctor went with the Mentor Moderate Plus 400cc implants. We'd discussed the 350 to 400 range so I am very pleased with the 400s. Now I just need to focus on my recovery. I guess my next milestone will be getting the drain out from my tummy. So far it's not bothering me (keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't).

I'm so glad the surgery is done and everything went smoothly. It really helped that I had the support of my family and friends and, of course, the man upstairs. :) I knew I'd be taken care of.

I'll post more after my post op visit later on today. Good luck to all you ladies scheduled for tomorrow!!!