Reconstruction

Started my reconstruction on Dec. 2nd 2011. It took about 4 hrs. Mandi took me to the hospital that morning we got there around 5:30 am. Surgery started around 8 am was a little late getting started. Not because of doctor just other surgery ahead of me. I gave Mandi a kiss good bye and before I was out of the holding room I was out. I barley remember seeing Mandi leaving the room. My sister came up there later. When I woke up I remember seeing Mandi and Shelly up there. This was the start of me getting my chest back. Had my expander put in. Let me just say my chest was hurting. I guess after going a year flat chested to having something was a little painful. Dr McLaughlin was saying how my skin was like cement from the radiation. I was still out of it alot. It was not like when I had my mastectomy and I was pretty alert. This time I was pretty mess up. I remember dosing off and on trying to stay awake. Cause my sister was there and Mandi. I felt like I had to keep them company. Mandi had to leave to go get Layla and brought her back up to the hospital. She wanted to set on the bed with me. I really thought that I was going to be back up and running and going to church Sunday. Let me tell you that did not happen. I remember Friday night my special friend was texting me to check on me. But I just could not bring myself to pick up the phone and text him back I was just not with it and not feeling to good. He text me Saturday morning and I text him back and let him know where I was and he came up to see me. Mandi came back up there and then Schera and Shreai and Peyton came up there. That was the first time Schera and Shreai came to see me thru all my surgery. I did get to go home Saturday afternoon and am just saying I did not want any one near my chest. I had them four drain bulbs that I had to drain all the time. Getting in and out of bed was no fun. La Sha and Shreai had to help me set up in bed just to get up to go to bathroom. This surgery was a whole lot more painful then the other one. Now time to go ever week and get them inflated or blown up what ever you want to call it. I will let you know how it goes.