Stage 2 In The Books!

As I previously mentioned, I was a bit nervous for this surgery which is odd for me...I normally have nerves of steel. But after much prayer and meditation I felt at peace. Leading into the surgery was a breeze after my anxious heart had been calmed.

I arrived at the hospital at 11 am and checked it. From there I went to the day surgery floor where they prepped me for the surgical waiting room. Fortunately my husband allowed into the waiting room to sit with me because we were delayed and ended up in waiting for almost 2 hours. After the IV had been started my husband was asked to go to the lounge. The surgery was supposed to be at 1 pm but started at 2 pm. Even still I had a feeling of calm and trust. Doctor S was excellent at making me confident, she is a true profession and an impeccable artist.

From that point on I don't remember much. I recall being in the OR for maybe a few seconds until I clunked out. The next thing I remember is waking up in recovery. My first thought was "Praise God this is over!" Next I thought of my husband and 2 sons and how happy I was to go through all this BRCA craziness with their love and support. Then nausea hit me like a ton of bricks and they had to give me something for that. I had the patch and IV medication to prevent nausea but I still tend to get it after a surgery. After the nausea med kicked in I felt much better.

When I was feeling alert enough they took me to my outpatient room where I got to see Mike! That is always the best part...the relief and joy of seeing your husband after going through a surgery.

I was told that I should drink water, void, and if my vitals were still strong I'd get to go home that evening...and I did! I was discharged at about 6:30 pm.

All in all stage 2 was much easier than stage 1. I know that a lot of people told me that going into this surgery...it is 100% true. If you can get through stage 1, stage 2 is a breeze.

I am super excited (once the swelling goes down a bit) to take my after pics! I probably won't be posting the before and after pics here due to privacy but I will share them on the DIEP Flap FB group.

Now, off to rest! It is an outpatient surgery but it is still important to relax. :)

All done! Excuse my "rough" appearance...no sense in looking glam for surgery. ;)