Breast Reduction Post Surgery Problems - Mississauga, ON
Well, I didn't find this site until after my...
well, I didn't find this site until after my surgery. I wish I had known about it beforehand but better late than never I guess!!
I started posting under someone's else's review not knowing otherwise, so some of you already know about me.
I am 65 years old and wondered whether I was too old to do this now after putting it off for years. To be honest......I love to travel and when I worked I didn't want to use my vacation time for recovery!!! So when I retired this was my gift to myself I had my surgery on June 19th, the whole thing , from seeing my GP for a referral to getting an appointment with a PS to getting the okay from OHIP to pay for it to my surgery day took eight weeks. So I didn't have much time to fret too much about it.
My problem now is that I am not healing very well, so many different people at the hospital asked me beforehand if I was a fast healer....I said as far as I know I am, if I get a cut on my finger it's started healing by the next day!!!........what I wanted to say was "how the bloody hell do I know I have never timed myself"....lol
As of today I am at the four week mark and I have to have three holes in my wounds packed every other day and when I woke up this morning one part of my left breast was so sore, when I took my dressing off there is an open sore on my areola, the nurse at the clinic didn't know why it had suddenly appeared and today was very painful getting my wounds dressed. I saw my GP yesterday and among other things she gave me a different antibiotic and took two swabs off my left breast ( which is the worst one). I see my PS again on Friday.
I would love to hear from anyone else who has had similar problems. I do not regret having the surgery, my right boob seems to be healing now and I love the size of it.
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Will be anxious for the culture results. I think if we find out what the bacteria is we can get a firm hold on it and get you cleared up. (Don't you like how I talk like I have some say in your care?)
Good luck!!
Both nurses I have seen so far say they think that my holes need gel.....whatever that means but its funny they both said the same thing, so I am going to tell my PS that on Friday.
I honestly think I am feeling better because I am so excited for you!!!! funny how things work isnt it?.........thank you for caring, there will be so many people holding your hand through surgery there will be no room for the surgeon.........lol xx
Let us know what your PS says on Friday....we're still keeping an eye on you - lol!
Saturday July 28th I am feeling so much better,...
I am feeling so much better, just because I went to see my PS yesterday and he at last agreed to let the nurses pack 3 holes with the silver product they have. I started this morning and I will go alternate days for packing. I asked him to take a look because he had never really looked at it before, he also took a swab of the one hole. I go back to see him in ten days.
He told me that it will take four weeks and then I will be back to normal (6 weeks post op on Tues). So here's looking forward to four weeks from now......
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Whew! So glad you finally got some cooperation from your PS. Sounds like you did the right thing by insisting that he take a good look at you and give you the attention you deserve!
Talk to us! You can't go 3 days without letting us know how you are - lol!! Any progress with your nasty spots?
61/2 weeks and before I went to the home care...
On the way home I stopped and bought some Mederma (sp) for the scars. I want to start using it as soon as I have healed.
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I honestly dont think I would have gotten through these six weeks and remained 'SANE' without the support and laughs I got from this site. xx
Love the new profile pic....gave me a good laugh..x