Itchy, Itchey, Itchy

 Most times when you think about an itch is it not necessarily a good thing.  For me, the itchy of all my stitches is a very good thing.  Everything is healing and the desire to itchy is overwhelming!.  The steri-strips will fall off by themselves eventually and I assume over the next week they will begin to come off pretty regularly.  I shower every day just to keep the stiches clean and then dry and my skin looks like snake skin as I have not been able to slaughter on my moisturizer cream like I would like.  I have to carefully place bits of lotion so not to get the steri-strips wet because I do not want any type of infection at this point. 

I can finally say the only areas that are actually "painful" and cause me to gasp are the tube drain entries.  I have an 11:00 a.m. appointment at Stonegate and I believe the nurse will be able to remove 2 of the 3 drains which have reduced their output a great deal over the last 24 hours with one resulting in next to nothing this morning and the other just a little output.  The last drain is still giving up about 30 cc of fluid so I would rather leave it there and let it do the work now instead of worring about a pocket of puss later.  Oops, sorry for the graphics.  I have been able to stand upright a little more but am still struggling with the rib cage pressure and inability to move without some very uncomfortable pressure - not "pain" but extreme discomfort.  Hard to explain.......

Homecare nurse was here yesterday and will be back Monday.  It is nice to have some professional eyes checking out the incisions and seeing them heal well.  Honestly, I don't know how many stitches I have but I am cut from behind each hip bone across my abdomen and then each breast has about 8  inches of stitching.  As soon as possible, I will start using my Palmer's Cocoa Butter on my scars to help keep them soft and reduced as much as possible. 

Well, let's see what the day will bring.