So, Rachel’s plastic surgeon was out of town last week and supposed to be back in town today; however, his flight was delayed and wasn’t able to make it back today so Rachel saw one of his residents.

The doctor removed one of her two drains, saying that they would call us to make an appointment for the other one to come out. When I asked about when that would be, she said probably next week. I pointed out that we were planning to go back home to Maine this Saturday, so she said that she’d talk to the surgeon about removing the other drain later this week. We really don’t want to go home before that comes out – or travel back and forth from Portland to Boston any more than we have to so soon after surgery, so hopefully they will accommodate. Still waiting to hear back. The doctor didn’t really do or say anything other than remove the one drain. Rachel said it didn’t hurt, but felt really weird having the fairly large tube being pulled out of her back.