I have been "home" for 24 hours and am happy to say I had one of the best night sleeps last night! I am adjusting to being taken care of by my parents again... this is taking me back to the years of my childhood and I am trying to enjoy every moment! They have always cared for me even as I have been an adult but I have not had this wonderful opportunity of living with them for this many days. I am such a lucky girl!
Sleep has been a big part of there 24 hours. I slept all night without being woken up for vitals or meds or change in staff. I even slept in without children desiring to be fed or fighting over the remote to watch different shows. I have napped after doing a simple task of eating lunch or taking a shower or just being awake for a few hours straight.
Physically I am still unable to do much without pain. Using my arms is one of the most difficult thing right now. My chest muscle is still so tight and when I try to do anything using them it HURTS!!! You are not aware of all they do for you until they are not available. I am so happy because I do not seem to be swelling at this time which I was struggling with in the hospital. he freedom of movement here at home has ben very beneficial to me overall!
There are so many wonderful things that happened in the hospital for me I will have to blog those over the next days when I have the strength. I have to say that Lake Forest Hospital is a WONDERFUL place to be taken care of after surgery. The nurses and techs could not have been better! I learned so much from each of them have helped me heal as well as I have!!
Drains are one of my new "bad four letter" words.... Stop reading if you are easily grossed out.... There are four drains coming out from under my armpit area (2 on each side). They are plastic bulbs attached at the bottom of a LONG IV type tubing. This tubing is sewn into me where the fluid accumulates and has to get out of the body so everything can heal. The drains are squeezed so that they have suction to get the fluid out of the body. They have to be drained each day 2 times a day and measured to find out the cc output. I found out today that as soon as they are only putting out 20cc or less. Let me tell you having these things hanging from me is quite obnoxious and they are always in the way.
Soon I will have to blog about my new ones... still trying to figure out how I feel about it all! The weight is off and feels good BUT I lived with the others from since I was in 4th grade. I do have to mourn them in some way since they were there to give my babies the nutrients they needed and they were probably one of the reasons the boys were drawn to me when I was in Junior high and even gave me a way to keep Keith during the early days... :) I am working through all of this and know I will be happy when we are completely done with all the reconstruction!
More to come when my arms are ready to type again!
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