Quick update cause this old lady is sleepy.
Doing well today. Tired, as usual, but some nuisance issues today. As you might have heard, the drain tubes were removed yesterday (cue the happy music). Here's a quick summary. When you have the drains you have to empty the bulbs and strip the tubes twice per day, at least, and then measure and record the amounts. When you record less than 30 cc, they take them out. Please note the important part of that last sentence. It did not say when you get zero. That means even with the drains out there is still fluid and it's got to go somewhere. So mine is building up and causing some swelling. This is normal and I was prepared. It's not the most comfortable thing but it still beats those tubes!! It's still tolerable now but if it gets to be too much I can go back to the doc for, yet another, needle stick. We'll see how things go tomorrow. For now, I'm snuggling up with my ice packs and sleeping on the couch. Yes I have graduated from the recliner. Victory! ;-)