Jill is home, has eaten and is feeling really decent. It is amazing to see the results - as far as how good the incisions look when you realize that they did. For those who are curious:
She had her left breast removed (mastectomy) and a tissue expander inserted.
On the right side, which is where the she had a mastectomy last spring, she had a flap procedure. A football shaped part of her back was cut out including skin, muscle, and veins and it is moved around to where a breast would be. It is put on top of the pec muscle. A tissue expander was put below that. The reason for this procedure is that after radiation, which she had on that side, skin is never really able to be stretched out again. The flap is healthy tissue and can take expanders and then later an implant.
She has three drains, which are necessary but suck. The front two should last a week or two and the back one probably three or so weeks.
What is next? (all this planned and as such 'best case' and subject to delays and changes)
Short term: Recover.
Mid term: (weeks and a few months) fill the expanders with fluid until desired breast size (DDDDD) is achieved. Kidding on the size ;) We both have had enough of big killer boobies.
Longer term: 3-4 months from now she will have the exanders removed and implants put in. During that surgery she will have ovaries removed too, the last part of the prophylactic measures suggested as she is BRCA1 positive.
then hopefully a long ass life putting up with me.
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