Meet my new best friend

Week 1 Monday at 8 in the morning I get a call, my wound vac has been ordered and will shortly be on the way. By 9:30 the box my new best friend is in is here. Yay me (sarcasm included). By the evening time my home health nurse is here to get me attached to my wound vac. The top tunnel opening is still small so turn the q-tip around and use the stick end to put the white flexible foam in the tunnel. I look down and see all white sticking out of 5 holes, yes thats right 5 holes. There is tape everywhere to protect the new skin, don't want that messed up while trying to heal the tunnels. The black foam goes on and then yep you guessed it even more tape. My belly has already been itching now its doing it worse. Tuesday I had a doc appointment and I get in the car and my new best friend is beside my leg while I drive. My mind is constantly on where the hose is, dont want it to trip me. Wait I have to go to the bathroom, where's my friend? Ok ok i got it. Do you know where to put the wound vac at in a public bathroom? The only place is around your neck or cross it over your shoulder. Im not sticking my friend on the floor in a public bathroom!! Its lunch time and I'm hungry wait lets go to Panara Bread for bagels for breakfast. Hmmmm lets go inside this time to see what they have or if there is anything new. My best friend goes across my shoulders and some of the tubing is down. People walk by and look and some do a second take to see exactly what they are looking at. On a positive note my friend will hold my phone for me!! We are home now and again my mind is constantly on my new friend make sure you take it everywhere. My doc said yes it really is your ball'n chain