Post Op 2 weeks and some change

The last week-ish has been pleasantly uneventful. Thursday was another follow up with Dr. M, who removed the last of the sutures. So the results are looking less and less like franken-nipple. Dr. M for the win! 

He also cleared me to gradually increase activity levels and decrease weight restrictions. So Saturday, we went here...

...were the rocks be trippin'.

High Rock Lookout, MD. I'm told the hang gliding is amazing.

This is gradual enough, right?

"I thought you packed the spray paint???"

Post-Op Day 5

Follow up with Dr. M today and everything is looking fan-freaking-tastic. All of the dressings came off the good twin and most off the evil twin. Though the evil twin is still left with some sutures and the splint. So it kinda looks like this right now...

But by next week's follow up, I should be rid of the remaining sutures and splint as well. And the good twin continues to heal at a record setting pace. Further proof that I just may be part vampire. Ooh! Or maybe part faerie. If I'm not careful, vampire Bill just might try to synthesize my blood...

Cancer humor and True Blood references... where else are you going to find that? I'll tell ya - no where - that's where!

Post-Op Day 3

If you're paying close attention, you may notice post-op days 1 and 2 are missing. You and me both, sister. 'Cause I think they both slipped by me pretty quickly. Time flies when you're still under the influence of anesthesia. But! Friday's procedure came and went with little-to-no excitement. Well, unless you include continuing to beat my personal record for getting kicked out of discharged from the hospital: 6 hours flat this time. 

Pre-op and post-Sharpee. A matching set of "yes" on each clavicle.

Post-op. Clearly still feeling the love of pain meds.

Two days post-ops... goodbye nubbin!

Not pictured above: A fresh, new incision underneath the good twin. There was some asymmetry that hadn't evened out from the exchange surgery in March, so Dr. M re-opened the old scar and swapped out that implant for one that will match the other. Also not pictured here (because this just isn't that kind of blog) the newly constructed nip on the evil twin. The big unveiling won't be until my follow up with Dr. M on Wednesday. Until then it's still "dressed". Complete with plastic splint. You read that right. My new nipple needs a splint. (I guess this is *that* kind of blog.) If you're curious how one creates a nipple where one didn't use to be (or rather, where one *did* use to be but then had to be removed), click HERE. But seriously, it's so not pretty. 

Ahh....now, if I could finally get around to posting all those completely non-surgery related photos from the Fourth. Hope you all had a great holiday!

Deja vu all over again

I had my pre-op phone interview with fine folks of Fairfax Hospital yesterday. Which was pretty quick and easy because it was mostly "Has anything changed since you were here in March?" and "Do you remember where to park?" Yup, same place as last time.

Huh. Not sure how I feel about that. I do kinda feel like me and the anesthesiologist are BFFs by now. I mean, this will make trip number 6 to chemically-induced sleepy town in the last 16 months. Maybe there are frequent flyer miles. Or one of those punch-cards like at the carwash. You know, buy 5 procedures get the 6th one free! That definitely sounds like an amendment to the ACA to me.

Hmmm.... time for a trip down memory lane, shall we? Starting with...

Getting my medi-port in May 4th 2012

Then, the big surgery October 22nd 2012

   

Reconstruction on March 5th 2013

And in just 3 short days I'll bid a fond adieu to the nubbin and put the finishing touches on recontruction.



As Rob would say, "In true Kiki fashion", I just had to squeeze in a summer class before this next procedure. Guess who got herself an "A" in Ethics...


Say it with me now... SUCK IT, CANCER!