A Bit of Self-deprecating Humor Never Hurts
Surgical Drains – A Necessary Evil
I hope you get a Friday laugh out of this post! Surgical drains are a necessary evil for many surgeries and they certainly are for DIEP flap reconstruction. Drains are an important part of your healing but no patient I speak to likes them. But, hey, they are temporary. I even had one of my abdominal drains become infected the week I was out of the hospital after phase 1. But, it was taken care of within 12 hours when my doc upped my intake of anti-biotic. Things happens when you’re healing and the infection was short-lived, just as the drains are short-lived.
You can read why they are so important to your healing at the PRMA website.
This #FundayFriday, #FlashbackFriday post is to hopefully evoke a giggle, smile or laugh. Just remember to grab a pillow and hold it on your abdominal incision if you’re still healing.
Measuring the Output
What to Do at the End of A Long Week
I was in the bedroom of the apartment using the ladies room. My friend was sitting in the living room. We were at the end of a very long week and tired of watching every episode of the cooking channel. Time for a little fun. I zipped up the hoodie, dawned the sunglasses, and walked out with my favorite jammies on with drains attached to my lovely abdominal binder. The fashion statement was too much for her. My friend just about fell off the couch laughing. She took the picture and I sent it out to my family and friends to let them know I was doing well and still had a sense of humor.
British Humor… Gotta Love it!
I had a scheduled follow up appointment to see my plastic surgeon, A British chap with a wicked sense of humor, before I went home. It was an extremely busy month for them. Patients like to get those out-of-pocket insurance procedures completed as the year closes. The entire staff was ready for holiday. Dr. C, as his patients call him, walked into the examining room looking a bit fatigued. The man puts in long hours and works hard. He still had a red rim around his forehead from the surgical cap performing early day surgery. Now he was in clinic. I felt it was my duty and obligation to cheer a mate up. I showed him “the drain picture” on my phone. He fell apart laughing but what he said was absolutely priceless. As you can see by the picture we were both trying not to giggle too hard for the photo my nurse Denise took for us.
He called me “the uni-boober”! So, when you get tired of your drains, laugh up your sleeve, have a chuckle, and most importantly, keep your sense of humor through it all…. just remember to have a pillow on standby for a good giggle.