I spent most of yesterday sleeping. In between sleeping I showered and managed to get some laundry done. The Toothless Wonder Cat followed me inside when I headed out to the garage to transfer my clothes over to the dryer and grab the towels I had washed. I thought maybe he was hungry and set out the food he didn’t eat in the morning, but he was having none of that. He went to the sofa and waited for me to sit down and put a blanket over my lap so he could nap in my lap. Hubby found the two of us sleeping on the sofa with the basket of towels waiting to be folded and put away…
The cat was not interested in going back outside at all yesterday, and even slept on the chaise when Hubby thought for sure he would go outside for a while.
I did notice that my neuropathy was not bothering me nearly as much since I had my surgery. At first I was thinking the acupuncture was helping, but then I realized it was probably one of the drugs I was taking for pain control.
This morning I woke up and the pain was not as bad as it had been so opted to not take the Percocet or the Toradal this morning. I am still a bit sore, so have not rushed anything, didn’t take my shower until almost 2 PM, but I did shower.
I can really see the swelling today as it is more local to the incision areas. I have about a 3 inch incision in my armpit where they took the sentinel nodes. It is stitched under the skin and glued then taped over the incision outside. They must have moved my arm down as soon as they were done as I have a line of bloody glue stuck to the underside of my arm. Most of my armpit is numb to the touch, but it’s still very sore. It’s a weird feeling to describe.
Where they took out my port it is closed up with steri-tape with a piece of gauze over it and a waterproof Tegaderm bandage over that. They didn’t take into account gravity when they placed the Tegaderm over 
everything, as when I took that bandage off yesterday after my shower, to replace with a new bandage, I realized the weight of my left breast pulling the skin down had caused a raw edge to be created on my skin. I placed the new Tegaderm bandage horizontal instead of vertical and have been putting anti-bacterial cream on it to protect the raw skin and hopefully keep it from getting infected.
I have a 5 to 6 inch incision on the bottom side of my right breast right against the chest wall. This is also stitched underneath the skin with glue and tape holding the skin together. I had a drop of bloody glue run down my side. I have been slowly picking parts of that off as it’s not very comfortable. I have some really bad bruising under my breast and the whole bottom part of my breast is numb. I can see the mark where they originally tried to insert the wire to mark were the “marker” was left, but I have not found the mark where the wire that was used was inserted.
I did call Dr. Goldstein’s office today to let them know two things, one the incision I was expecting was not what I woke up with. No worries, Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Ali-Jones would have discussed this and Dr. Goldstein can work with the incision left by Dr. Ali-Jones. The second item was the fact that Dr. Ali-Jones was glad we had received pre-authorization for an overnight stay in the hospital due to the amount of anesthesia it took to keep me out, she would have requested an overnight stay at that point if it had not already been authorized so they could keep an eye on me overnight. Dr. Goldstein’s office said they would work on getting a pre-approval for overnight stay for my surgery on Friday. Having that information helps them get the approval from the insurance company. And Hubby is really worried that he is not able to care for me those first 20 hours or so by himself. He saw what I was like Friday night with the nurse and Darling Daughter taking care of me. I could see he was very worried.
All day today the soreness has slowly been getting worse, but nothing I cannot live with. If I sit still it hardly bothers me at all. I think to sleep tonight I will need to take the drugs. My neuropathy has gradually been feeling worse all day as well. Definitely one of the drugs helping relieve the neuropathy sensations.
My mom sent me flowers today, and we happened to be on the phone when they arrived. Mom will be here next Monday to visit for a bit on her way from visiting family in Arizona to visiting family in the San Francisco Bay Area since I cannot go for the family Passover Seder. I think the Darling Daughter will come over as well since she has decided to not go to Family Passover as well since we’re not and her brother cannot get the time off either. She hates making that drive alone.
I will definitely be needing drugs to sleep tonight. As I sit here typing the pain has gone from a very minor ache to a dull throbbing. By the time I’m ready for bed I can just imagine how it’s going to feel.
Life is hoping for pre-approval for overnight stay on my next surgery