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dande10277 
4:47pm Thursday
OK - so I'm home from my first reconstructive surgery - expander firmly in place with 200 ccs of fluid to start off.
This was more painful than the mastectomy last year but not too bad. I had a Dilotid pain pump in the hospital and Norco pills for home pain management but I'm really not needing much. If I stay down and quiet I don't have much pain.
In two weeks they will start the fills - 5 fills and 3 months of stretching and I can have my final reconstructive surgery - probably December or January. I'm looking forwad to having it all done and behind me but at least I'm past the first step.
OOPS! Time to go take another nap - it's what I seem to do best these days. ;-)
Ihope all my DS friends are doing well and having a wonderful weekend.
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- Diane
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I had my expander done at the same time of mastectomy 2/09. I am full size now and exspecting the final surgery in a few months. I am also sleeping a lot. What is the "stretching" you mentioned?
Margaret1945