O, Happy Day!

(I'll continue adding to this post as the day goes on and I'm able to via the hospital wireless.)

---9:15am---
Laura is having her rock-hard expander boobies switched out and the doctor will "slide in" some soft silicone implants during today's surgery. She is also getting her port removed from her left upper chest area as an added bonus!

We will be getting to the hospital a little before 1pm and the surgery is scheduled to begin around 2:30pm.

Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers!

---16:10---
Surgery went well and I had a brief minute to see Laura as she is coming out of her anesthesia. The nurse gave her 2mg of Dilaudid, which packs a punch based on her still mostly sleeping right now. The nurse will start bringing her to around 5:15 and we should be able to see her again at that time.

We are all very thankful that the surgery went so well and are hoping for a quiet calm recovery period in the weeks to come.


---19:45---
Laura is back home!! We weren't sure how it would go with the nausea, but thankfully Laura fell asleep on the ride home and we made it without a "spit up" incident. She is now sleeping on Adam's recliner, which he let her borrow for chemo and it is again coming in handy for this surgery. Thanks Adam we really appreciate it!

The surgeon was very happy with how the surgery went and Laura took a little peek at her new boobies in the recovery room under her new bra and said, "Wow it looks different!" You couldn't see very much, but you can tell the overfull expanders are a thing of the past and I know Laura is super stoked to experience the softer, supple texture of the silicone implants against her skin.

She is on strict orders to be like a T-Rex and not lift her arms for 6 weeks and no exertion as her post surgery cauterized arteries could rupture from elevated blood pressure. These next few weeks will be all about relaxing and taking it easy. And if that doesn't work I have been working on my knots during our camping trips and can tie her up in a double bowline!

We are absolutely relieved to be at home where it is quiet and peaceful and it warms my heart and makes me smile to see her sleeping in the place she is most comfortable. Right now she has her mouth open in typical "narcotic sleeping Laura" fashion and is hardly making a sound.

Thanks so much for the blog comments and emails. I know Laura will want to check her email and see what is going on in the world once the anesthesia wears off and she is back on this planet.

Ta-ta for now,
Joshua (& sleeping Laura)