December 20/2016

After a long night with not much sleep. Even after I got a sleeping pill that did not work. I was poked and prodded all night. And In between that my alarm on my intervinous kept going off. Long night. I really missed my TV. Oh yea and my Jamie ❤️😘

My doctor was in bright and early 8:00am she said let’s take a look at my handy work. She said I am going to take off all the tape and bandages. Thank gawd for the blocker still working because she had no mercy she just ripped it all off. I thought it should hurt but it didn’t.  👍🏻. Then she said it is a beautiful job. She said you might not think so yet. But trust me it is. I really couldn’t see anything because I was laying down. Off she went. I see her on Friday.  The nurses all did the rounds this morning they showed me how to empty the drains and take care of the wounds. I have a pretty fancy tensor bandage. It works great But I still did not see anything. Jamie picked me up at 10am and home we came. 

Cathy came out this morning after Jamie and I got here to help me to shower and just get me going at home. It was a pretty big shock to look at myself with these huge wounds on myself. And then the drains. I have some swelling too. Also a lot of bruising. (And not even raisins on a bread board). I am totally flat. Probably flatter than Jamie. Lol  but I guess that is what it is all about. Now to get through the healing to move on to the chemo. One step at a time, one day at a time. I got this. 

I did have a few funny things with the nurses at the hospital. When I woke up in recovery a nurse said to me. Do you know where your at? I said yes the UofA hospital. She said do u know why you are here. I was like don’t you know? Cant you tell I just had both my breasts removed?  It kind of freeked me out for a second. I was groggy and thought what did they do to me ? But all was good I had my surgery we both got on the same page. 

Then in the evening the nurses came in to check on me and kept trying to do my blood pressure on my arms. But after surgery like I had they told me ( my doctor and surgery nurses) that I can no longer have blood pressure in my left arm “ever”.  And my right arm for 1 1/2 years. You would think they would know that, working on that ward. Then in the evening the nurse asked if I would like some juice or clear fluids. As I might be getting hungry. I had already ate lunch and supper. “FOOD “it just seems so crazy to me that no one knows what’s going on. After I had gotten up and went to the bathroom numerous times, about 11:30pm a nurse asked me if I would like a bed pan she said I should probably try to have a pee ………I was on interventions since before surgery. ( If I had not peed by then I would have blown up) . I said no thanks I can walk to the bathroom. She said your not aloud out of bed.. I had already been on a walk and gotten myself a tea down the hallway. Probably right past her. When I told her that she was like really. I said yes really. I never saw her again. I messed her whole schedule up. Lol lol. All in all I had some very nice nurses who took very good care of me. My nurses made me feel very comfortable considering what I had been through that day. They were all so good to my gang who came to be with me yesterday too. All “7” of my gang came to pre-surgery room then waited for me in the waiting area after surgery and then they let them all come into my room after I got back to it. I so appreciated all the love from everyone. I am sure that is why I am doing so good I have the biggest support team ever. 

Now I am home with “”Nurse Jamie””who is taking the best care of me ever. He is my rock.❤️ I know that this has all been hard on him too, but together with him and my team we are going to kick this cancer in the ASS. Another day under my belt. 

Beth😇