What a great weekend! We were busy, but not as much as a typical weekend when the Schober's are in town. They're such a great source of support and love; Todd was his usual sassy self and Barbie was a doting mother-in-law with an eagle eye for me the entire time. Love them!
Although I thought we played it pretty easy, I'm exhausted today. I slept late and woke up hot and crabby, that is until we had breakfast in a nice air-conditioned restaurant nearby. And get this: I drove today! For the first time in 20 days I drove a car! I didn't make it very far, just to a gas station a few blocks away, but it's a start! It was still just a little too painful to pull the steering wheel and I'm hesitant and slow which isn't good when driving in the hussle-bustle of the city. I think I'll give it another couple days before trying again. It'd be amazing to have the freedom of driving again; it's awful having to rely on others for rides. I feel like such an inconvenience sometimes!
This afternoon we met with Dr. Heinrich who (thankfully) drained out another couple large-syringes of fluid that had collected under my skin. It's so gross; I'm so relieved that it's gone. It's jiggly and uncomfortable and I hate having it! Jason and I didn't think this would happen too, but she wanted to expand me today as well! After we got rid of the nasty fluid, she asked me to lay back on the table. She took out her magnet and found the ports into my tissue expanders, then marked the spot on each side with a blue X.
Her assistant (didn't catch her name), on my right, and Dr. Heinrich, on my left injected me at the same time. First, 25 cc's. Then, when I said I wasn't really feeling a change, they added another 25 cc's. It was CRAZY watching my "breasts" get bigger right before my eyes. It was like puberty in fast-forward. Sitting up I felt an enormous amount of pressure in my chest, and since getting home, have felt sort of a stabbing pain right down the center of me that pulses each time I expand my chest to breathe. I'm on as much medication as I'm able to take and I'd say my pain level is at a 7. It hurts bad. Almost as bad as those first few days after surgery. I think I need to hold off next time and only do 25 cc's :(
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