It's amazing how much a person misses something as basic as a full shower- while I appreciated the addition of the hand held shower my Pep installed and it felt good to "half shower" it's not the same as a full shower.
Problem that's presented at this time is- I still have two drains- I can't very well just leave them dangling so how am I going to attempt this- see below for the contraption I've been wearing- WARNING- NOT FOR THE FAINT AT HEART- sorry for the gruesomeness but it's real and actually not as bad now that there are only the two.
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| This is the contraption you wear to help with compression and to secure the drains to |
It's the first time that I'm seeing the full frontal effect of what's been done- i had peaked but it was still mostly covered by bandages- I really didn't want to look- figured i would wait but with all this drain business going on it wasn't an option.
While the incisions are less than I had expected - it's still a pretty gruesome thing to see your body and what's been done to it.
Don't get me wrong- I'm thankful to be alive- I count my blessings every day that this wasn't worse but holy man it's hard to not let that hit home- and yes since I cry in the shower I felt I was in the right room- so yes I cried a little
Me being the problem solver I am- i tie my swimsuit top around my neck- attach the drains to that and commence with my slow but amazing shower.
It really is the small things like shaving your armpits- oh Lord that's nice.
Getting the swimsuit top off and new "better" contraption on took me longer than the actual shower but was well worth it.
I have to say that I feel better in the new mastectomy bra i had bought- glad I got three of them in different colors- they are pretty comfy and supportive and don't look as "medical" as the other one.
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| Somewhat better contraption- at least it looks a little more normal and it's pretty comfy |
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