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Yes, I had my surgery on the ninth. I'm doing pretty well... and probably because I'm taking my pain meds as scheduled. I had a bizarre reaction to the gabapentin; it made me unable to sleep so I really didn't get any sleep the first night and the next day I was super hyperactive; primarily my brain was flying, and my body wasn't very active. I walked the very next day twice in about a quarter of a mile each walk - and walking daily since. My drains are flowing well and I think I will have them out on Thursday. I was a bit spooked by how bright red bloody one drain was - and it didn't flow pink until just yesterday. All in all, I think I'm doing well for recovery. Now it's just waiting on the path to see if any further treatments are required. I did not have lymph nodes removed, instead were dyed so the sentinel lymph nodes can be isolatedand if I have more than pre-cancer, I will have an axillary dissection. Hopefully I'm all clear... Thanks for asking!

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So glad you are doing well. The main thing is that you don’t have infection by now, you are well on your way to full recovery. The drain liquid turns pink in only a few days, that’s a good sign. Looks like you’re going to recover very quickly. The drain are such a nuisance, aren’t they? The toughest part is over. I think you’re all clear. By the way, I was prescribed oxycodone not gabapentin. I only took it at night and it made me sleep so well. I can see why people are addicted to it. I only took it for five days, didn’t want to get addicted to it. That’s a weird reaction you had with Gabapentin. You didn’t try to clean the house, did you? 🤗