I got my drains out today! After witnessing a fender bender in front of our apartment this morning, M and I took a cab over to Dr. Brownstein’s office for my appointment. It took about ten minutes in total to remove the drains and we were only in the office for about 15-20 minutes. It hurt to have the drains removed, very quick sharp pains and it was hard knowing that after the first one that there would be one more. M ended up staying home with me again today as she was concerned that the initial pain I experienced after the drains were removed was going to last longer than it actually did. She is so great! Dr. Brownstein also checked the grafts and said that they looked great; he changed my dressings and put the binder back on. The binder is a single piece of material similar to an ace bandage except wider, thicker, and more durable. It is held together with velcro and goes from my armpits to whatever the place where your ribs curve in is called. I also got the lab results from the pathology lab where my breasts ended up. No malignancies although I was surprised to read that I had a cyst. I go back Wednesday to get my sutures out and look forward to that, as it will allow me to be able to take a shower although there are still restrictions. I took my second to last prescription pill this morning before the appointment and plan on taking the last one before my suture appointment, just in case. I haven’t had to take anything stronger than extra strength Tylenol after the drains were removed. Which leads me to believe that much of my pain stemmed from the drains. I was able to go on an errand to the post office today to mail our niece’s birthday presents and was pleasantly surprised to receive two instead of the expected one package from friends wishing me well. The contents of the packages were wonderful and I feel very spoiled. I’ve been continually amazed by the support my friends and family have shown and appreciate each and every one of them.