Here is a picture of Todd and I this past weekend.
Well... the healing is happening... or so it has since the surgery I guess.  
I had my drains out almost 3 weeks ago now and just recently am feeling better.  I was told that when they take the drains out- you might still have some leaking of fluid.  Little did I know just how much I'd have!
The left side healed up immediately.  The right side, well, a little less than immediately.  It has been leaking since they were removed on the 16th of March!  Some days I was changing the gauze underneath my right breast every 1-2 hours.  I had a culture done where some swabs were stuck up into the hole and sent for testing.  If it sounds uncomfortable- that is because it is!  Originally the test results came back with nothing on them.  I was frustrated with the leaking- and my doctor was even more frustrated as he had never seen leaking to this extent.  I was put on antibiotics right away and scheduled my next visit with him.  The next visit the leaking did not change.  The final results had come back that there was a small infection in there.  My antibiotic was changed.  This one would help more with this specific infection.  Which it has!  As of yesterday around 9:00 am- I have not leaked from the drain site.  I am very excited about this- but still very cautious.  I don't want to get let down should something happen and it starts to flow again.
Another culture was done more recently to check for a staph infection. I'm hoping in next week's appt that the lab results will have come back and will be negative for that.
I was originally told that we have to take this day by day - which believe me was/is very hard!  No exercising- not even walking on my treadmill - for fear that it might promote drainage... and it hasn't quite yet been a month after my surgery.  I was also told that eventually if this doesn't clear up- that he'd have to go back in and check things out... and worst case scenario- have to replace the implant/allograft.  When he told me that- tears welled up in my eyes.  After they had left the room- I cried to Todd.  Who as always - assured me everything would be okay and it wouldn't come to that.
So here we are - my drainage has stopped.  My right breast had a lot of bruising that has changed to red/pinkish.  There is some dead skin pealing off showing new skin behind it.  The skin hasn't completely healed yet- but is looking better not worse per my doc'.  The right side is still larger than the left - not by too much - but bigger.  The left side actually has more cc's of fluid in it.  So maybe over time it might shrink down some... once it is more healed.
The left side looks almost normal- besides the scar running across it and the lack of a nipple.  The bump where the implant hadnt been lying flat has gone down quite a bit.  The muscles are relaxing some... but are still sore.
I haven't gotten totally use to the foreign objects under my skin... but like my port which had been so weird to me- these too will feel like second nature.  Now it feels like if I move a certain way or hit a bump in the car- I feel like things gurgle or shift.  Just weird is all...
Yesterday morning I was able to sit up and get out of bed by myself! Another big accomplishment! Due to the chest muscles being sore - I had been unable to sit up by myself.  I would have to wait for Todd to come help me up.  It was getting better and better- he having to help less and less.  And now- well I can do it on my own!  I remember after the surgery when I was home (I have gone back to work full time - started last week) - Todd would come home from work around 9am to wake me up/help me out of bed.  Well one day I had woken up early.  I tried and tried to get myself up- but it was just too painful.  So there I lay for an hour- staring out the window- waiting to hear the from door open and my rescuer to help me :)!
Update on my hair- it is growin'!!! Last week I started to sport my own hair- no wig!  The ladies in the office love it - I've been told I'm cute and sexy- go figure!  I saw my family this weekend and they too love it.  I love it too.  It's MINE :)!
Its so soft... and truly is growing fast!
Next week is a visit with my oncologist and the radiologist. 

 4/04/07 - I woke up around 4am this morning with a soaked shirt.  The drainage had started up again.  I changed the gauze a couple of times this morning and it has slowed down a bit... but I am not free like yesterday.  Maybe I over did it yesterday- feeling good since I didn't have to worry about drainage.
I knew I shouldn't get my hopes up- that this might happen again... but I was hoping that that was the end of it.
So - crossing my fingers and taking my antibiotics- that this gets cleared up soon!