The best I’ve felt thus far. Last night, I was finally able to lie all the way down on my
back. Woot, woot! Still with the help of the muscle
relaxers, but I did get a decent night’s sleep.
Had my weekly check up today. The doctor is happy with my progress. The swelling in front
has gone done significantly. The
swelling on the side is going more slowly, which she says is fine for now. We decided to wait one more week before
starting the next step, filling the expander with fluid to stretch out my pectoral
muscle. It just sounds like so
much fun, doesn’t it? After all
the pain from the initial surgery, I am a little anxious about this next step. The doctor explained the
procedure. The expander has a
portal that allows them to inject saline fluid into it. Because of the surgery, the skin area
is still numb so she doesn’t think that I will feel the needle part. Perhaps a small constellation prize in
the grand scheme of things. As she
fills the expander, it will stretch out the muscle causing some discomfort and
possibly a little pain. She will
only fill the expander with as much fluid as I can tolerate. Again, sounds like
fun. It will be nice to have a
week with minimal discomfort before bringing back pain.
On a positive note, I got the green light to ride a
stationary bike. Yay!!
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