I’m back! – Toria

May 25th

I’m back everyone and all things considered I’m doing ok.   I’ll start from the beginning, Wednesday.

On Wednesday morning I had to be here at the Wellington South Hospital for Sentinel Node Mapping.  Each boob was injected with radioactive stuff and I was then placed in a CT machine and scanned for over an hour.  Needless to say I fell asleep.  Once that was over everything suddenly seemed to go very quickly.  I was escorted to my room by a porter, yes it felt more like a hotel visit than a hospital one. He showed us around the room, bed, bathroom, fridge and cupboard, not much more to see, oh yes and the balcony which is prime real estate!!

Then the fun began,hospital gown, long white nylon stockings, yellow slipper socks and paper pants arrived.  where’s the plush white towelling dressing gown I wondered?  See below for the attractive hospital look I was modelling.There is not much more to say about Wednesday, I walked down to theatre was given that lovely pre Med and then the next thing I remember I was singing ” I have new boobies” as I was wheeling back into my room at 10.30pm.  Op was 6 hours long. Nick was Mr Marvellous and I do remember asking (bossing) him about a bit before he managed to escape after midnight.

My  night was an interesting one.  I had one of those buttons you press for pain relief.  It was Fentanyl.  As I drifted in and out of sleep, maybe it was more unconsciousness, every time I woke I pressed it.  Well it turned out during the night I hit the button 200 times and got 74 hits.  A wee bit too much, my heart rate dropped very low so they had to take the button away from me till imy heart rate got back up to 50 bum min.  I was having a “gay old time”

Thursday 24th May

I woke in the morning feeling a lot more normal than when I went to sleep, to realise that I had tubes everywhere.  One in each hand, one in my nose, one coming out of my girly bits and both my legs where attached to a machine that was pumping up and down to help circulation or something.  Not forgetting those lovely white nylon full length socks , what a sight I must have been.  Kids and Nick came to visit along with mum.  I could tell they were all lease to see me again.  The kids were fascinated with the catheter bag and made me drink loads of water just so they could see it fill.  Freaks!!!!

My day was spent in and out of consciousness and the constant checking on all my tube and fluids coming out. The lovely nurse Lauren who works for the consultant came early evening to check on the boobies.  She undid the large black sports bra and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to take a peek.  But then I thought don’t be daft, there’s no going back now,this is it, so I looked.   Wowzer I was very pleased with what I saw.  They, the surgeons are Bloody marvellous.  Incredible.  I could go to sleep knowing all would be oka no I now hove those Perky boobies.  Happy Bagz.