Well, surgery is done. In Surrey a mastectomy is considered day surgery, and done at Jim Pattison outpatient center. I was nervous after hearing about many other's several day hospital stays; but I'm so glad that I got to go home to my own bed the same day.

Surgery took a little longer than they expected causing Ryan quite a bit of anxiety. I was definitely the last person in the recovery room, and then the last in post-op, but no one rushed me out. All the nurses were wonderful and helpful (they even agreed to call Ryan at my request while I was in recovery so he would know I was out of surgery).

We got everything accomplished that we had hoped during surgery, going straight to implants so I shouldn't need another surgery later (hooray).

I'm resting at home. The pain is persistent, but kept to a manageable level with medication. I've been able to get out for a couple of walks and I'm working on my physical therapy exercises to keep me from getting too stiff.

Cirilla is staying with Gran for the week. I miss her tons but I'm hoping I'll be a little less fragile when she comes back (and hopefully I don't have drains that she could yank on).

Anyways, that's just my brief update for now. I'm just sitting here on my couch drinking chicken broth and eating digestive cookies while feeling like I have cinder blocks on my chest. I'll probably update again next week as I start having follow up appointments.