48 hours post surgery

At home! They allowed her to leave the hospital yesterday afternoon around 3:30PM. There were no outward signs of trouble with the fluid being drained from the breasts, and she was fully ambulatory when she wanted to be. I expected the ride home to be like after a C-section, with every pothole and crack in the road causing her discomfort, but she actually had little issue with the drive!

Once we pulled in and got to see the kids for a bit she went upstairs and stayed in bed for the majority of the night. We did, however, get to have a nice family dinner in the dining room as Erin and Linda made some awesome beef stroganoff. We all got to go in and hang out with her in our nice, big comfy bed...so it was very nice to be in our own home.

Last night went ok...especially because my Blackhawks closed out the series with the Predators...I kid, I kid... not really ;P  Ally reported that she was up here and there throughout the night, but for the most part slept ok aside from having to be propped up at all times (to help with drainage). She has two ports coming out of the side of her body (one on each side) that drains blood and other fluids through a perforated tube that loops down and around the bottom of each breast. These lines are connected to a bulb at the end of each one that creates suction so that the drainage occurs properly. It is rather fascinating to me...and surprisingly, to the kids too! They love to watch the process of stripping the lines of all the fluid and then emptying the bulbs and measuring how much fluid was there in order to make sure nothing is amiss.

Today she has been up and around pretty regularly...and got her first real shower in too..so that was a great feeling for her! She is still in a lot of pain, but I'm surprised at how well she is getting around and dealing with the basics. You would never know that she was on the operating table less than 48 hours ago.

Status of the tah-tahs: She had 200 ml of fluid put in each spacer (a temporary implant that they will fill up with fluid every couple of weeks until she reaches the size she wants to be in the end...then outpatient surgery to put the real implant in) while she was on the operating table...so we were all surprised by that. We just expected them to put the spacers in and put minimal fluid in (if any), but she came out of surgery with a bigger chest than she went in with! Crazy! I know, I know...TMI.

Anyway, I hope you are all having a Sunday Funday! I got a ride in today, and even though it was chilly and overcast, it was still the fresh air and exercise that I needed after sitting around for two days.

Love you all and talk to you soon!

Kyle