I had a follow-up appointment today to have my JP drains checked. Two of the four drains are out now and the last two are feeling slightly irritated. The fluid draining out of each side is hovering around 50 ml per day, still not low enough to take them out. Regardless, they have to come out at two weeks post-op, so they'll be removed in two days anyway. This is certainly a moment to look forward to.
I saw my doctor today for what will be the last time for quite awhile. She'll be deploying to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima for a time. By the time she comes back, I'll have already gone through a second major surgery to remove the tissue expanders and place my breast implants. Also a day to look forward to with great anticipation. I promised to stop in when she gets back from deployment and show her my new boobs. LOL
After leaving the plastic surgeons' office today, I headed to the pharmacy to pick up some refills on the prescriptions they gave me for muscle spasms, as the tissue expanders tend to cause spasms. After a short wait, my number was called and I stepped to the window. The nice pharmacy tech took my military ID and asked me to state my full name and birth date. Following what I know is a strict script, she proceeded to ask me, "Are you pregnant or breast-feeding at this time"? I looked at her and began to laugh before glancing down at my chest. As I looked back up at her she was staring at me like I was very strange. I couldn't help myself. I said, "I know you don't know my medical history and I hope you find this as amusing as I do, but I just had a bilateral mastectomy last week . . . so, no, I am not currently breast-feeding." I don't know that she found it as funny as I did, but it was definitely my comic relief for the day. :)
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