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Today I had my first follow up appointment with the plastic surgeon. On the bright side, everything seems to be healing up well. Dr. D was pleased with how the stitches look. Two more weeks and I'll be ready to start the expansion process. And other good news - I don't have to keep wearing the tensure. As long as I'm wearing a comfortable bra with a bit of hold (and no underwire, of course) I'm good. So that's great! No more having Dennis wrap me like a mummy every morning.
While my physical scars are healing, I found it hard to be back at the hospital today. It was hard not to remember what I was doing two weeks ago. Lining up to register, then going to the ward to wait for my surgery. It was surprisingly emotional for me. It's only been two weeks ago but in some ways it feels as though a lifetime has passed. In those two weeks, I've known more fear, pain and sadness than I've ever encountered before. While most of the time I'm just focused on getting better, today was a reminder of all that has happened (and continues to happen) to me. So it was hard.
Today was the first time Dennis saw my scars. He was in the room for me as I had my appointment. He didn't seem to think it looked that bad. I think it looks pretty good (all things considered) but it was still reassuring that he didn't think too much of it.
With the appointment done, Dennis took me out to lunch at Rook and Raven. I think he sensed I needed a bit of cheering up.
While my physical scars are healing, I found it hard to be back at the hospital today. It was hard not to remember what I was doing two weeks ago. Lining up to register, then going to the ward to wait for my surgery. It was surprisingly emotional for me. It's only been two weeks ago but in some ways it feels as though a lifetime has passed. In those two weeks, I've known more fear, pain and sadness than I've ever encountered before. While most of the time I'm just focused on getting better, today was a reminder of all that has happened (and continues to happen) to me. So it was hard.
Today was the first time Dennis saw my scars. He was in the room for me as I had my appointment. He didn't seem to think it looked that bad. I think it looks pretty good (all things considered) but it was still reassuring that he didn't think too much of it.
With the appointment done, Dennis took me out to lunch at Rook and Raven. I think he sensed I needed a bit of cheering up.