I've been home for a few days now. Luckily there's no major developments - I haven't had any infections or problems with the incisions. Pain has been minimal and I'm able to empty my own wound drains just fine. Thank God I don't have to clean any ports or incisions on my own - they'll take care of that in the office.
Each day I wake up and try to find a way to occupy my time while not straining or hurting myself. I know I'm in recuperation mode, but I'm already beginning to feel useless in my own home. I can't clean anything, I can't do laundry - hell I couldn't even put away the groceries someone had brought over for me. I'm finding it hard to focus on myself and recover when I keep thinking of all the things I could/should be doing.
I guess by today the numbness/loss of feeling I felt in my breast has finally gone away,because I feel the full sensitivity/pain/tightness from the whole surgery. My sides are sore and it hurts to even touch my arms to them. The expanders are shifting, and they're turning my skin red and hot. Because of this, I spent several hours last night panicking that I now had some infection, even though I didn't have a fever and I've been taking my antibiotics. Luckily we have several nurses in the family, so they were able to check on me and talk me down from the crazy cliff. I see both doctors this coming Tuesday, so if I can just keep myself from panicking until then, I think I'll just keep my sanity.
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