Yes, Virginia, they are
annoying. I have a drain coming out from underneath each breast. Weird is an
understatement and at times they tug to remind me they’re still there. I don’t
even want to look at them in the mirror.
Remember that Heal in Comfort
shirt I told you about?
The shirt is SO incredibly
comfortable and gives my drains a place to rest inside the pockets. I highly
recommend you get one! Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.
I wear the shower apron
during my sponge bath and the drains nestle in the pouch. Super handy
and comfortable, well, as comfortable as one can be given the situation. Get
the apron, too!
At the end of the drains are
these small, clear, football-shaped containers that collect the drainage fluid
from my body. Little gross but nothing I can’t handle. My fiancé, Andy, bless
his heart, empties them out each morning and night into a measuring container. At
times, he has to squeeze my tubes to get the fluid out. Then, he writes down
the amount collected onto a recording sheet from my plastic surgeon’s office.
Lucky me, I get my drains out
in a week. Woohoo! The average time can be anywhere from one to four weeks. It
all depends on your body so don’t panic if it takes longer. Everyone’s
different.
So what can I say about
getting them taken out? Well, my right breast is numb, so actually, I don’t
feel anything as my doctor pulls it out. However, my left breast is a different
story.
It doesn’t hurt. And I’d be
the first to tell you if it did. It just feels like a fat piece of spaghetti is
being pulled through, up and around your breast. It’s definitely an odd
sensation and one that I’ve never felt before. But alas, nothing I can’t
handle. Just take a deep breath.
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