The lovely view from the hospital room window really does have a soothing effect on my well being after breast reconstruction surgery on Monday. I'm doing really well -- which is remarkable considering that the surgery which was supposed to be 12 hours ended up being 16 hours! The plastic surgeon took extra time during surgery because everything under my skin wasn't perfect....not perfect because breast cancer treatment, while life saving was also damaging. And even though we did lots of tests to make sure that I was a good candidate for this type of surgery (diep flap reconstruction) (I was), the plastic surgeon needed extra time during surgery to get things lined up and sewn together just right. I KNOW that it's lined up just right because...
My favorite part of the doctors and nurses checking up on me post surgery is hearing the strong beat of the doppler as they (we all) listen for a pulse in my newly rearranged body parts. The first day of doppler flap listening was every 30 minutes, then every hour, then every two hours, and now every four hours - progress. Everything that is supposed to be warm is warm, and everywhere that is supposed to have a pulse has a pulse. Amen. Alleluia.
I'll be laying low for a while, recovering. I'm feeling more hopeful than I have in a while, though, so that's good.
