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Vicki Sam is home, resting and recovering -- Not too bad // Exchange went well this morning at 7:30

VickiSam
VickiSam CSN Member Posts: 9,079 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Best part of all ... I have NO drains! I kid, you not.

I am of course sore, breast area and arms tender -- my throat hurts from my breathing tube.

I was so nerves this morning .. my blood pressure was 214/112 when I arrived at the hospital -- it did go down to 185/97 .. 10 minutes before surgery.

Thank you all for the prayers and warm wishes, best of your friendship -- no one really fully understands all we go thru ..


Vicki Sam
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  • lolad
    lolad CSN Member Posts: 670
    #2
    I cant believe no drains!!
    And girl, im jealous because i think you were diagnosed after me and i still havent gotten my reconstruction done. I am scheduled for Aug 12th. I cant believe you are home too. They are keeping me for a couple of days. Maybe because now they have to borrow tissue from my back to replace the tissue on the left breast that i lost when it got infected. They also told me i would have a drain in my back and on both sides. Im glad it went so well. Did you have implants or what?
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  • waffle8
    waffle8 CSN Member Posts: 234
    #3
    Glad you are home
    Glad you are home resting....Boy you sure enough were nervous that bp is something.....My throat hurt after my surgery I said it felt like they used a garden hose..lol
    Blessings..
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  • Dot53
    Dot53 CSN Member Posts: 239 Member
    #4
    Hi Vicki
    Glad to hear it went so well for you.... I love the idea of no drains but was told I will have them when my expanders are taken out.... I wonder why some do and some don't?

    Anyway, rest up and take care...

    Best,
    Dot
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  • aisling8
    aisling8 CSN Member Posts: 1,627 Member
    #5
    Dot53 said:

    Hi Vicki
    Glad to hear it went so well for you.... I love the idea of no drains but was told I will have them when my expanders are taken out.... I wonder why some do and some don't?

    Anyway, rest up and take care...

    Best,
    Dot

    Glad you're doing so well
    Keep healing. I saw on another post that you live near Yorba Linda. So does my brother!! I'm in north San Diego County. When you're feeling like company, I'll drive up and we'll have lunch or something.

    Can't wait!!

    Victoria
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  • cindycflynn
    cindycflynn CSN Member Posts: 1,132 Member
    #6
    Wonderful!
    So glad it went smoothly (once your BP went down!) and that you're home resting up!

    Take care!
    Cindy
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  • tommaseena
    tommaseena CSN Member Posts: 1,769
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    cindycflynn said:

    Wonderful!
    So glad it went smoothly (once your BP went down!) and that you're home resting up!

    Take care!
    Cindy

    awesome
    awesome news that everything has gone well except the bump in the road with the blood pressure.

    Did you get silicone or saline exchange?

    Margo
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  • chenheart
    chenheart CSN Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #8
    This is all fine and good,
    This is all fine and good, but I want to know the REAL important information: Did the entire hospital staff oooh and ahhh over your newly painted and pedi'd red toenails!? LOL

    So glad things went well~ rest and get stronger!

    Hugs,
    chen♥
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  • Bella Luna
    Bella Luna CSN Member Posts: 1,578 Member
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    Congrats on making it
    Congrats on making it through your surgery and coming home! Wishing you an uneventful recovery! Take care and let your family pamper you like the Queen you are.
    BL
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  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 CSN Member Posts: 2,462
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    Hey VickiSam!
    Great news....NO DRAINS!!!! Congratulations on your new girls!!!! Take care and get lots of rest. Hugs :>) Jean
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  • Megan M
    Megan M CSN Member Posts: 3,000
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    Jean 0609 said:

    Hey VickiSam!
    Great news....NO DRAINS!!!! Congratulations on your new girls!!!! Take care and get lots of rest. Hugs :>) Jean

    WOW, you are fast! Surgery
    WOW, you are fast! Surgery and home already! I am so happy for you.

    And, the best part, NO drains!

    Now rest and recuperate. Glad all went so well.


    Hugs, Megan
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  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 CSN Member Posts: 4,374 Member
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    Bella Luna said:

    Congrats on making it
    Congrats on making it through your surgery and coming home! Wishing you an uneventful recovery! Take care and let your family pamper you like the Queen you are.
    BL

    Did anyone notice your
    Did anyone notice your beautiful pedicure?


    Jan
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy CSN Member Posts: 4,381 Member
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    Megan M said:

    WOW, you are fast! Surgery
    WOW, you are fast! Surgery and home already! I am so happy for you.

    And, the best part, NO drains!

    Now rest and recuperate. Glad all went so well.


    Hugs, Megan

    Welcome home!
    So happy that your surgery is behind you now. I bet that feels great, doesn't it?

    I can't believe that you have no drains. Drains be gone! lol

    You just take it easy now. And, that is an order! Ok?

    Well, did anyone notice that marvelous pedicure?

    Take care,

    Sue :)
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  • VickiSam
    VickiSam CSN Member Posts: 9,079 Member
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    Ritzy said:

    Welcome home!
    So happy that your surgery is behind you now. I bet that feels great, doesn't it?

    I can't believe that you have no drains. Drains be gone! lol

    You just take it easy now. And, that is an order! Ok?

    Well, did anyone notice that marvelous pedicure?

    Take care,

    Sue :)

    Yes, My toes were the talk of pre op .. HAHA you girls
    remembered. One of the pre op nurses, lost her 2 big toe nails to taxol and only 1 nail grew back .. 3 years now - nailess.. What a shame, Onc and specialist state there is not there can do for you and her nailess toe.

    Side note: Victoria .. We can meet somewhere off the 15 fwy .. Lake Elinsor, Temecula .. I'm game!!! In about 3 weeks ish.


    Thank you all again, for the well wishes.


    Vicki Sam
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  • SamuraiMom
    SamuraiMom CSN Member Posts: 295
    #15
    No Pain In the Drain!!! Hurray!!!!
    Hi VS!!!

    I am so thrilled you are doing well and made it through!!!!

    Congratulations!

    Almost there.

    xxoo,
    SamuraiMom
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  • sea60
    sea60 CSN Member Posts: 2,613
    #16
    LUCKY girl!
    No drains! WOW!

    I'm glad you're at home and resting.

    Praying for you...

    Sylvia
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  • Dawne.Hope
    Dawne.Hope CSN Member Posts: 823
    #17
    hey you!
    You made it! No complications! And it doesn't get any better than no drains! That's awesome! :) Welcome home!!!!!!!

    I'm so glad things went well.

    Continued prayers for a speedy and uneventful recovery! :))
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  • New Flower
    New Flower CSN Member Posts: 4,294 Member
    #18
    Dawne.Hope said:

    hey you!
    You made it! No complications! And it doesn't get any better than no drains! That's awesome! :) Welcome home!!!!!!!

    I'm so glad things went well.

    Continued prayers for a speedy and uneventful recovery! :))

    Vicki
    I am glad that your surgery went well. Wishing you speedy recovery and easy healing!
    Three weeks sounds like a right approach. I am looking forward to meeting with you.
    Hugs,
    New Flower
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  • Sally5
    Sally5 CSN Member Posts: 87
    #19
    New Flower said:

    Vicki
    I am glad that your surgery went well. Wishing you speedy recovery and easy healing!
    Three weeks sounds like a right approach. I am looking forward to meeting with you.
    Hugs,
    New Flower

    Yahoo, Vicki
    Vicki,

    I am so glad it went well. That was fast.

    I am about two months behind you. Just had my last fill today....

    How does it feel without those "rocks"? Anything has to be better.

    Take care,
    Merry (Sally5)
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  • m-star
    m-star CSN Member Posts: 441
    #20
    Sally5 said:

    Yahoo, Vicki
    Vicki,

    I am so glad it went well. That was fast.

    I am about two months behind you. Just had my last fill today....

    How does it feel without those "rocks"? Anything has to be better.

    Take care,
    Merry (Sally5)

    WELL DONE VICKI!!
    glad
    WELL DONE VICKI!!

    glad you're home and recovering well. And no drains!! lucky lady! Did you not have to have any pocket revision then? I know i'll have to have drains as they need to do pocket work to bring my foobs closer together to get rid of the Grand Canyon that currently lays between them =)
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  • bakerette
    bakerette CSN Member Posts: 74
    #21
    Wow no drains! Awesome!
    Wow no drains! Awesome! Glad all went well and your feeling good. Great job! Take care.
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