Greetings from the Mater

Hi there

Two days now since my op and I'm feeling pretty good. Got rid of my drip, had a shower and put on my own pjs this morning - the re-humanising process begins! Blood pressure was too low yesterday to do anything very constructive but all normal today.

Had a look at my... what? Wound? Sounds a bit war-like. Anyway it's very neat and flat and not at all confronting as I had thought it might be. I don't mind it. It is what it is and I see it as the physical evidence of triumph over my former disease and therefore - in a way - beautiful. And temporary, of course. If I knew I had to live with this forever I might not be quite so impressed. We are talking about reconstruction options already, even though that's a little way down the track. I quite like the idea of taking excess fat from somewhere else vs an implant. I could think of a couple of good spots (although I'm not sure that my husband's stomach is an option!)

I'll probably stay in hospital til Saturday as it's such a busy time of year and I quite fancy a rest - and a bit of peace and quiet to get some work done. One drain due to come out tomorrow, the other one on Saturday. Then I'll be running around a free woman for Christmas.