Caring for the incision sites while they heal. Tingling the same way skin does when feeling comes back after escaping the cold. And safe from sweating into a binder through any more summers. Cool breezes feel so much better with one less layer to wear.

And now here I am, four weeks post-op to the day. The last of the surgical tape came off this weekend and now that the last of the scabs are off too, I can switch from daily antibacterial ointment and bandages to scar gel and capsules of arnica and bromelain.