The surgery is over and the tumor is gone!!!! I have been laying low for a week at my parents house. It's been nice with the holiday weekend, my parents have been able to stay home and take care of me. I have been in immense pain with bad nausea the entire time. I spent 23 hours in the recovery unit at the hospital after my 7 hour surgery. An anesthesiologist surgically implanted a pain blocker in my back to block the nerves in my chest and help with the pain after surgery. It was suppose to last 3 days and it only lasted 1.5days (we still can't figure out why). I think I have the nausea under control now. I think I just wasn't eating enough before taking my pain pill each time. I also have two drains inserted on each side that have to be emptied every 4 hours. Mom and Dad have been getting up in the middle of the night to do that for me. I've pretty much been sleeping all day. I've had several visitors already. Lots of people bringing us food. Even though I haven't been able to eat much of it, it looks really good and my parents are enjoying it! My mom has said several times that it's been nice getting a home cooked meal without having to cook it herself.
Thank you everyone for the love, support, encouragement, and prayers throughout this ordeal. It has been a rough road for me, especially this last week. I know I made the right decision, but it is hard to deal with right now with all the pain. I have a post op with the plastic surgeon tomorrow (Thurs) and hopefully 2 of the drains will be removed. He should also be filling the expanders some. I took a total of 8 weeks off work, so visitors are always welcome! I'll be at my parent's house in New Pal for 2-3 weeks then back at my house in Indy.
In the recovery unit.
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