Surgery complete!

I had my double mastectomy yesterday and it went really well! I checked in at 6 am, surgery at 7:30 am, and I was home by 11:30 am. I'm sore today, and I'm still getting used to drain management, but I'm feeling shockingly good. I think there's a psychological element to it. I'm very relieved to have the surgery behind me. Radiation is still ahead, as well as pills and shots and ovary removal, etc, but I finally feel the sense of relief that I had expected to feel at the end of chemo. It's nice.

Ben is staying with me for the next couple of weeks to help with cats, me, whatever. I can reach the bottom shelf of the cupboards, and I can use the microwave, but anything higher than that is out of reach for me. 

I am very glad to have gotten the post-surgery garments with drain pockets, as they make things much easier. There's a lot of tubing, and I have to check the drains and empty them throughout the day (and I record the amount of fluid that's coming out). It sounds very weird, and it is very weird, but it's easy enough and not painful. 

The hardest part is going to be resting. I feel good, so I want to do things! But I just had surgery, and I know it's important for me to take it easy. I napped in the recliner quite a bit yesterday, and was able to sleep in my own bed last night (with a pillow stack). The cats were shut out of the room, and they handled it really well. No crying at the door, etc. Avalon likes to sleep on or next to me, which she won't be allowed to do for a while. But she can sit on my lap when I'm sitting up in the living room. Myrtle is getting shoulder time with Ben (she likes to be carried around like a baby, which I can't do right now just because of the incision areas) so she's pretty happy. My work sent me flowers, and my parents brought food. 

It's been a weird year, and it's not over yet, but I feel good right now. (I'm also on hydrocodone, so that's probably helping.)