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Breast Lift and Tummy Tuck - St. John's, Canada
UPDATED FROM Domsi
29 days post
Great news!!!! :)
$13,000
I had my one month follow up with my PS this morning and things went a lot better than anticipated. I had so many concerns about my belly button... Draining, white tissue, not healing well....my PS wasn't concerned at all. She said it was not infected and not dying like I had thought. She said some of the sutures were dissolved and it was not uncommon for it to look this way. I have to continue using mercurochrome and see her in three weeks. She was super pleased with my healing and thought my boobs looked awesome for just four weeks post op. I mentioned to her about breaks/gaps forming along the incisions and she told me it was the sutures dissolving and those areas will fill in on their own. I also asked her about seeing and feeling sutures at the ends if my incisions....feels like plastic fishing line! She said they will dissolve and didn't do anything with them. She also told me to expect little pustules or pimples as the sutures dissolve. Before I had a chance to mention the pockets of swelling/fat/skin on my hips she pointed them out and said it will settle out as swelling goes down and scars soften...told me to massage the scars. Best news.....no more binder needed and no more surgical bra yah!! I can wear wire free bra now. I do think I will wear spanx... Right now I feel loose lol without it and my abs seem to hurt more....maybe it's my mind...my PS said start light exercise now such as walking on the treadmill...told me not to do any crunches yet ( like I'd even think about it...I am not crazy lol). Will get hubby to post more pictures tonight or tomorrow....I really need to learn how to do that
UPDATED FROM Domsi
27 days post
I think I have belly button troubles :(
I will be four weeks post-op tomorrow and my belly button is still moist, it's red with white skin in it :(. I am so scared and worried something is wrong....is it infected? Is the skin dying? Or is it just slow to heal....I have an appointment with my PS Thursday morning and it can't come quick enough. I also have a few other concerns I want to address with her 1. My nipple seems to have separated 2 mm on the bottom from the rest of my skin but it isn't draining 2. I can feel sutures on the ends of my incisions 3. I am wondering if I have swelling on my hips or if its extra skin or fat that isn't get removed. I am trying I be patient with the healing but I am so worried right now
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Y
October 22, 2013
Can you take pictures and email them to the nurses at your PS's office to get some advice?
D
October 22, 2013
There are no nurses there. My PS does all procedures at a local hospital and holds clinics there as well.
Y
October 22, 2013
Oh dear! Can you send pictures to your PS? It sure would ease your mind if your PS could say, don't worry it's fine! Hope you feel better soon. You look great!
N
October 23, 2013
Domsi!!! My Bb is red but has dry skin a dark scabs peeling?! Mine isn't moist though! I am sure it's normal an hope it is..... The breast dear I don't know :-( I will be thinking of you my appt is Also Thursday an I have some concerns also .... Keeping u in my thoughts!!!!
KR
October 23, 2013
make sure you write down all your questions, I always forget half the stuff I want to ask unless I write it down, hope all goes well keep us posted.
D
October 24, 2013
Thanks Kathy! I did as you said so I didn't forget anything. The appointment went great
T
October 23, 2013
Don't worry yourself sick because you see your ps on Thursday just one more day you can do it girl. Things will be all right.
D
October 24, 2013
Thanks for the encouragement and support! I had my appointment and things went great:) you look awesome by the way... I just looked at your profile
T
BC
October 23, 2013
I had the same fears about my belly button until I realized what I thought was raw, whitish grossness was actually the back of my belly button. It was just pasty white skin. I stopped with the polysporin on my bb and on the one drain site that wasn't healing right and let things dry up on their own. And they have. My boobs are still a hot mess on the underside (I posted pics) and I still have stitches poking out of my boobs and belly button. He clipped the bb ones at my last appointment but missed one. I hate the feel of them, like fishing line. He warned me the boob stitches could create pimple like sores on my boobs. I didn't expect the stitches to be poking out and catching though. Good luck tomorrow!
D
October 24, 2013
Thanks Beth! I had my appointment this morning and everything went great :). My PS said everything you mentioned above... The white in belly button is normal and I have started cleaning it with peroxide and not using polysporin ( I started using that to see if it would heal but it actually made it worse). I too have stitches that feel like cat cut fishing line poking out of the ends of my incisions under my boobs and on my belly. I can see them in my belly button too. My PS would not do anything with them today. She said they will dissolve on their own, but I hate feeling them sticking into me. She also told me about the pimples...said to expect them as sutures dissolve and to just clean with peroxide. She also mentioned to me about my hip swelling and said I should expect that to settle with time. The best news is I no longer need to wear my binder and surgical bra...I can wear wire free bra now:). Think I might wear spanx for support and to help with the swelling. Hope you are feeling as good as you look :)
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October 20, 2013
Amazing!! You have had awesome results!!
D
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