Ouch! Expander fills are hitting the max
Whoa, baby. Last night was horrible. Until now, I have not had any issues with my expander, but last night, I thought my skin was ripping apart. It was not pleasant, but I think the pain is telling me that I am reaching the end of my fills.
At my Wednesday appointment, my doctor thought I might be able to have one or two more fillings, but after last night, I think my end is near. If anything, it will be one more fill and then a two-month wait to see how the skin settles.
This is such a long process that I am seriously ready for it all to be over.
If you are having discomfort from expanding, pain relievers and icing the chest really does help, or at least it helped me make it through this morning. Instead of sharp, gut wrenching pains, I am now having dull discomfort.
I probably should have gotten up in the middle of the night to take a pain reliever, but instead I tried to sleep through it. So after one restless night of sleep, I have learned my lesson and I won't be grinning and baring it any longer. Give me the drugs and the ice and hopefully in two days I will be back to life as usual.
