I had a nice relaxing night last night. I finally got my fitbit charged and back on and set some silent alarms for pain meds. Being in control of that really helped, versus waking up wondering if it was time yet and whether or not John would sleep through his alarm.
It went so well that I’m pulling back on the meds today. I’m currently at the 5 hour mark and just now thinking about taking one. Mostly because I’ve been pretty active in the last hour.
After yesterday’s blood pressure drop when taking off the bandages, I was a bit apprehensive about trying to unwrap and shower again, but we took it slowly and ended up with a success. This time, we unwrapped the bandage while watching World’s End, to give plenty of time for blood pressure changes as the pressure on my incisions changed.
John helped me into the shower and I was really surprised about the lack of pain with the water running over everything. The water felt amazing, and I mostly just stood there, letting it run over me. I wasn’t quite ready to try washing my hair, so we’ll try that another time, but it’s really amazing what a nice shower can do after spending a lot of time in bed.
I’m supposed to wear the ace bandage over plain shirts for the next week or two (see image above). I bet I’m going to be wearing a lot of sweaters too, especially once I go back to work.
I’m feeling a lot better about the size thing today. It’s such a huge difference I think I was just a little shocked. I’ve taken a few pictures of myself and the pictures definitely look different from the view above. I’m very happy about this. It was the right decision. I can already feel my shoulders relaxing into a position they haven’t been in for a long time. I am looking forward to that first shopping trip. I am looking forward to tank tops with a built-in bra. I am looking forward to never having to order a bra off the internet again.
Oh! One more positive thing. Some women can lose quite a bit of sensation in their nipples after a reduction. So far, I seem to have avoided that. Hopefully everything continues healing well.
I’m orry this blog is a bit disjointed today. There’s so much going on. After all the activity this morning I’m going to have to take it easy. I can feel myself getting really tired. Time for lunch and a nap.
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