Post Surgery: Day 1

Sorry it took me so long to post, but I have been in a great deal of pain.  I have been on a lot of pain meds and sleeping quite a bit.  I have never experienced pain quite like this.  Hopefully it gets better quickly.  The doctor showed me what it looks like so far....looking pretty good.  The sutures are still covered so I could only see the shape of the new breast mound.  The best  news is...the doctor asked me just before surgery if I would be interested in skipping the flap portion of the surgery on the radiated side and just doing the tissue expander,  She said it seemed like I had plenty of tissue remaining to work with.  I told her to go for it and it worked.  The only negative is that if it fails, I have to go back in for another surgery.  She is confident that it was successful.  Also, the pain is greater without the flap.  The positive is...no scar on my back and less scarring on my breast...and the scars on both breasts will match.

Well that is all for now...