Drains Are Gone!

I am so excited! I went for my post-op appointment today. The office was a little behind so I had to wait an extra 30 minutes, but I was not bothered by that. I had been waiting for this surgery all my life and 30 minutes was not going to break me.

When I was finally seen and the doctor says I was doing great. The drainage was down so now she should be able to remove the drains without a problem.

First of all let me tell you, I had watched a youtube video of the drains being removed from a person. Now when the surgeon removed that persons drains they looked all shocked and said "are you done? I didn't feel a thing". I was so relieved because I was so sore I just don't think I could deal with more pain.

Okay now back to today. Well the surgeon had me to lay back on the bed and she took her little scissors and sniped the stitches that hold the drain in place. She said at the count of three and then she pulled it out. OUCH that hurt!!! Well just my right side hurt the left side did not hurt at all just a little burning sensation. Which leaves me to believe that maybe I was just having a little problem with the right side. She told me that the burning was normal that every body had mentioned that before.

When she was done she covered the holes up with gauze and started wrapping that Ace Bandage around me again. What!? I thought I was done with that. Well I have to wear it for one more week just to make sure I don't have anymore fluid build up and to make sure the skin connects to the chest muscle. Okay the 25 year logic once again comes to mind and all is well.

Well my wife took me out to eat to Sweet Tomato and I really enjoyed it. We were going to go see the movie Shutter Island but decided to wait until Friday. I was just really sore. I am sure that after I sleep tonight it will feel much better. It feels like I have been working my upper body out today with weights.

I am getting really tired now so I will go to bed and blog again tomorrow. I am sure I will feel a lot better then.