"Wow, it looks great!"  is what Dr. Kaidi said when he examined my breast 7 days after surgery.  He also decided to take the drain out... YEAH!!!!  I was very happy.

In the next few months he will give the expander shots of salien to stretch the expander and then probably in July that will end.  The the breasts will relax a bit and at the end of August, he'll do one last outpatient surgery to take out the expanders and replace them with permanent implants.

Right now, I just need to baby it for a few more days and then I can get back to work.   It was painful being in the car for 45 minutes today, with the bumping and jarring of the breast tissue.  (I wasn't drving.  Thankfully, my mom drove.)  But, he said I could drive to work, which is a mile and a half away, starting May 4th.

Would you believe that May 4th was the day I first went for the mammogram last year?  What a journey this has been.  Thank you for your interest and for coming along as support.

I'm healing very quickly this time and the pain is minimal.  Thanks again for all your prayers concerning this!!!