August 1st

Had a fantastic time in St. Louis!

And though I had an appointment in Springfield (with my plastic surgeon) on Wednesday.... I gave the nurse a call on our way home. Telling her I still had redness, but it was no worse & no better & asking if they'd like to see me today, since we'd be coming right by. She said yes. So we stopped there and just as I'd expected, she wants to get the tissue expanders out and put the implants in. I'd prepared myself for this and think it's the right move too. Obviously something is causing irritation and hopefully this will take care of it. After some discussion with she and her nurse, they pulled up a calendar and asked if I would be available tomorrow afternoon.

Yeah, that's right. Tuesday, August 2nd. And I said yep!

Mark talked to his boss afterwards and is taking me down there at noon tomorrow. I would expect surgery to be sometime between 1 and 2:00. It is an outpatient procedure.

Will let you know how it went afterwards. Thanks for all good thoughts and prayers!