109 More Days - Looking for Advice & Tips - Calgary, AB

So its been a few days so I will catch everyone up. So we arrived at the hospital and as soon as I walked to my bed my surgeon was there to meet me and do my drawings, his saying "Were making sisters, not twins" which immediately helped me relax. Went into the OR at the assigned time but waited in the holding area for an extra half hour or so. Then got set up in the OR, the big thing I remember is being nervous and having everything they gave me through my IV burn my arm. I remember dreaming which never happens while I am put under. When I woke up I was ok, a little on the sore side but nothing too bad until they got me back to my room. They then gave me two Percocet's which made me exhausted but I couldn't sleep because the percs would make me trip out. So the first night wasn't too bad, slept in a lafuma chair and woke up every four hours for pain pills. Spent the first day after surgery very grumpy and tired. Ended the day with putting on the two bras the surgeon recommended, which were too tight around my chest so I had to send my mom to get a 38C to wear instead of the 34C I originally bought. The only real pain I have today is the pain in my ribs and the itchiness near my incisions. Will try to keep you all updated but I am going to spend most of my time relaxing and napping.

Ttyl

Good luck to everyone having surgeries today, I don't know about any of you, but I was up till 11 pm and just had a complete melt down because all of my emotions were swirling around my head. Hopefully I will be getting something to help with my nerves at the hospital, I would really like to go into the OR relaxed and calm this time. I woke up this morning on my stomach and it felt super weird to think that it was the last time for a month or two (maybe more) that I will be able to sleep on my stomach.

So you all on the flip side!

So I have to be at the hospital for 7:15 am, surgery is supposed to be at 10:15 am (depends if the nurses forget about me like they did my last surgery) Did grocery shopping and finished my Christmas shopping today so then I am able to just completely relax for the next couple of weeks. I haven't been sleeping well the past few nights, and its always been the same dream. I wake up from surgery and the surgeon comes in and says that because I have lost weight there was not much tissue in my breasts so they had to take off my entire boobs and leave me with bee stings in order for Alberta Health to cover it, so I have wake up from the dream crying and freaking out. Good news is my mom surprised me and took my surgery date off (I thought it was going to be just my dad going with me, as he has been my biggest supporter of this surgery) and then she is also taking the day after surgery and going in later in the morning on Wednesday to make sure that I will be ok on my own for a few hours, which is quite a relief. I need to take my before photos tonight, but I am unable to share them on this site due to my future career! Wishing all the ladies luck who are having surgery tomorrow, and I will post once I feel up to it, but I might be on here if I have another nightmare tonight which will wake me up early.