Got out of the hospital just before noon on Saturday. I am still stunned by Brittany & Javier walking in there - wow what a great surprise that was! They were here when my mom and I got home on Saturday and we spent most of the afternoon just sitting around talking; I think I attempted a short nap. Mark came over that evening and we all went to Monical's in Mahomet for dinner.
Afterwards, Britt made a homemade hot fudge sauce and we had ice cream & hot fudge while relaxing, visiting and watching t.v. It was a fantastic evening w/the people I love!
I slept well in my own bed that night. Still quite sore when I first got up, but felt a little better each day. My mom changed the bandages around my drains (I had four) and said everything looked great! She went out to see Scott on Sunday afternoon, so Britt, Javier and I went to the mall, where Britt and I got pedicures.
Back home to rest; I took a short nap on the couch and visited w/my mom while Britt and Jav went over to see her dad. They came back for a little while - for some good bye hugs before hitting the road to Kansas City again. It was such a treat to have them here - fun getting to know the new guy in her life and great spending time together - it makes us look even more forward to FL in just a couple more weeks!
My mom left on Monday morning and I went to lunch with the girlfriends. It's our once a month outing and I wasn't sure I'd be able to make it - but of course I felt well enough to go : ) I only drove to Leroy, and a friend took me to Bloomington from there ...... where I got the biggest tenderloin I've ever seen in my life! Knowing I'd have plenty to bring home & share with Jeremiah, I asked for three buns. There was easily enough meat for six!
Came home and laid down for another nap : )
My dad stopped by afterwards, to drop off a cherry pie that Aggie had made me - yum! And Mark came over in the evening, to share that w/me and visit awhile. I slept better last night, finally able to lay on one side - instead of flat on my back all night.
This afternoon (Tuesday) Sabrina took me to Springfield for a follow-up with my plastic surgeon. It was a quick appointment, but she said everything looks great and I got two of the drains out - yaay! I hate getting them out, it's a creepy, icky feeling ...... but what a relief once they're gone! I will go back next Tuesday to get the other two out, and they'll begin filling the Tissue Expanders with saline then.
Wanted to share a few more of my favorite - random photo's from this end of the journey .....
This first one is my plastic surgeon marking me before I went in. That oval patch, is what was removed (along with blood vessels and muscle) and actually routed INSIDE my body, under my arm and around to the front ...... where it was patched in, for heathy skin (since radiated skin won't stretch & doesn't have good blood flow). I found that incredibly fascinating!
Then there's my mom and I in the hotel, the night before surgery : )
And my daddy visiting me the day after surgery ~
(Aggie came too, just didn't get a pic)
My friend Sheila also visited while I was there. She lives near Springfield and brought me a chocolate shake as I requested : ) I met Sheila on my scrapbooking message board two or three years ago ~
And last but not least, my prune picture : ) When mom tells ya to eat your prunes - ya just gotta do what ya gotta do (but ick!) I managed to choke down two of the three they served me - blec!
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