Wednesday, March 14, 2012

YAAAAYYY I DID IT! 7 Days post bilateral Mastectomy with immediate Reconstruction

The time between the day when i got my results and the day of my surgery was the worst i ever had. With every day the fear got bigger. I haven't had inner peace at all, could not sit still.....
Finally, on Wed. March 7th i went into surgery at 8:45 am! This was the best day i had the last few months. When i woke up, my husband looked at me with tears in his eyes - i just said: "everything is gonna be alright! - i am happy and relieved!" Even i had pain - it felt like someone nailed my chest to the mattress. The breathing was pretty hard - it felt like breathing while laying under an elephant! Overall - the relief was so much bigger than the pain! It still is!
I got discharged the next day as i had my pain under control pretty fast. I just needed the half dose of painkiller what my doctor actually prescribed. 
that's how i look like 7 days after PBM - you see the drains underneath my skin? Glad i couldn't feel them - looks worse than it was ;-) Overall i think it looks good!