I am home from my second and final surgery and all went really well.  Recovery is about a week, with some lingering soreness and limited activity for a week or two thereafter.  Meds are working well at keeping me comfortable, but can't wait to get all these bandages, wraps and funny bra-like things off as they are very itchy!  

Of course, I have a funny story to share.  My surgeon told me that I said something hilarious just before falling asleep, which I have no recollection of at all. Apparently the anesthesiologist said "Ok Ms. Billhartz, I'm going to give you the final sedation medicine and when I count to 3 you will be asleep."  To which I apparently replied with a tightly clenched, slightly raised fist, "You better hurry up because I'm a real Bitch if I'm not sedated."  My surgeon had never heard anyone say anything like that, much less with such a tightly clenched fist.  He even took a pic of my clenched, raised fist and sent it to me!  How embarrassing?!!

Thank you all for the thoughts, prayers and well wishes.  The worked!  Pretty soon, I'll be back to normal, or however normal I was before all of this?!

Jennie B.