The update. Now including an update!

The nurse called me back. The doctors were all stuck in surgery today so they wanted me to come down and see one of the NPs and if I needed to see a doctor, they could hook me up. I told them I didn't want to come down and I wasn't trying to get seen, but apparently I had no choice (yeah, yeah, you all would have given me no choice either!).

My husband came home immediately and drove me in. I limped my way in into the office and only had to wait a few minutes, which was cool as it was a very full waiting room. They were working me in, but knew I shouldn't be kept waiting. Thanks to them for that!

As soon as I got back, the nurses were all right there and the one who called me in was asking me the obligatory "how are you?" question. I simply pulled down the front of my pants and was met with gasps. At least they knew I wasn't just being a baby.

Tom and I waited for about 7 minutes before my favorite NP walked in. (That's not really fair to say, as the other NP is really super awesome too. This one is just outwardly affectionate.) She immediately came and gave me a hug. (See?) Before I even laid back on the table, the other NP poked her head in to see if she could see too. I guess I'm a freak show! They both confirmed it was a pretty nasty haematoma. They also confirmed what I already knew, which we knew it wasn't an infection. That was obvious from the timing - since it was so soon after surgery, way too soon for an infection to cause that much swelling.

Well, they discussed whether they should drain or not. Without any of the doctors in, it looked as if they were a little timid about it. They decided to mark it and measure it. If I see it get any bigger tonight, I'm to call. If it's bigger in the morning, I'm to come in. In the meantime, they will talk to my doctor and call me if it's necessary. They just think I'm on the line of whether to get it drained or not. It definitely could benefit from being drained, but they also said my body could very well reabsorb it with no problem. Draining it so soon after surgery could also bring complications, so I was able to go home with my instructions of what to look for.

Really. Why can't anything be easy for me?