That's a good tip. The surgeon I used doesn't do drains because the results tend to be the same if not better without them, so i haven't had to deal with drains (thank god! Cause they freak me out) but I did 'leak' a bit onto my binder >_< I felt a bit bad because i'm staying in a hotel so I think I bled on one of the sheets, oops!
Another thing I discovered today, get yourself some surgical tape! The nurse didn't give me any, so when I went to change my bandages I had to have my mom awkwardly hold the bandage while I tried to velco my binder closed. Let's just say it was a lot of finagling and it didn't really work! We bought some surgical tape today, gently taped the bandage to my chest and bam! easy peasy to get my binder on! It's the small things that help lol.
I'm so excited, today was kind of ->-bleeped-<-ty, because we went to move to a new hotel today (had separate rooms so me and my mom could be away from one another a bit, since she snores) and an outdoor space and a kitchen, so we could save money and cook. It was disgusting. The walls looked like someone had been beating them with a hammer, the furniture was all chewed up and the bed was covered in someones hair! *puke* It was so gross. So we ended up coming back to the hotel adjoining the clinic I got my surgery done at. So much better! So despite all that excitement everything has stopped hurting again and I am not relaxing.
I love how much chest is looking and just how much better I look without boobs. I put on my new sweater I'd bought myself to wear while I was out here. I had gotten it a size smaller, since I knew i'd no longer have to accommodate my chest and it's too big!!! I've dropped two shirt/sweater sizes! I am so happy. Now i've just got my fingers crossed for my nipples to heal up great and I'll be so incredibly blown away. I'll be posting photos of my chest once I get the grafts off cause I'm just so excited to share!
