3rd Day PO MM W/ Axillary Breast Tissue Removal - Upland, CA

All I have to say is I love my PS Dr. Park!!! After having some crazy feelings about my incision hole wound, debridement and healing for the last 2 weeks where I had to do wet to dry dressing and packing galore .. My surgeon out of concern before I left set up a plastic surgeon colleague he has been friends with back in college to see me incase of emergency here in Honolulu!!! Just 1 week ago. my wound was 85% infected and he was even hesitant on letting me take this vacation .. I was super bummed but have stuck to his regimen of 4 hours of wet-to-dry on my larger incision hole and triple antibiotic ointment on the other 2 holes along with a pretty aggressive antibiotic call Levofloxacin and my healing is now progressing wonderfully :)

I just emailed him to give him a quick update with this photos on this beautiful sunny day here in the Ko 'Olina Marriott Beach Club in Oahu .. and my PS actually responded :)

I truly believe that not only should we select a PS that is truly experienced but also a surgeon that is compassionate and cares about your well being and definitely one you can communicate comfortably with. It's so important .. The money we all spend to improve our image is a long awaited wish I'm sure we all can attest to .. The aftercare post surgery is so key in choosing your surgeon .. I am truly grateful for mine :) Thank you Dr. Park .. though you are not an active PS here on RealSelf .. I am still giving you a shout out!

I went to my PS yesterday 7/30 as I was concerned about my incision on the right breast in the crease they almost looked like they were breaking open so I sent the attached pic to my plastic surgeon via email and he asked that I come in. Just to back track for a little, for the last 2 weeks, I've been swelling a lot but he always had me come in to check for a possible seroma or hematoma. In addition - I had a small infection in my belly button bc my sutures kinda popped from the swelling. My incision from my tummy tuck had a few openings too. They weren't oozing anything thank God as I was carefully doing my wound care with a water wash, triple antibiotic and some gauze but Geez .. my incision in the crease, belly button sutures popping open and my tummy incision all at the same time! .. Soooo yesterday .. my doc basically picked out the small sutures in each area because my body is somewhat "rejecting" the foreign body. He even told me he's only seen this happen twice and it's pretty rare ... He asked me what my nutrition was like and I was honest .. it hasn't been the best .. I get so tired that I often times forget to eat. He told me that my healing and swelling is extremely slow so he made a small list for me to buy a mult-vitamin, zinc, vit c and Ensure which is the drink the elderly consume to help "up" their protein. Already, I am feeling better and praying that I can atleast stand up straight in the next few days. I expressed my frustration to my doctor who was very sympathetic but I can't even begin to emphasize how important your health habits are even prior to having the surgery done. Before I got my MM .. I ate whenever I could because I was always on the go and my schedule was often times unpredictable. Gosh .. if I only knew what I know now .. I honestly feel so far behind on recovery. Dr. Park gave me a bunch of gauze and triple antibiotic and showed me exactly what I need to do .. There are improvements just overnight but wish me luck .. I just want to stand up straight and heal right .. I am happy I have a patient and attentive doctor and staff to help me thru this .. especially this site and all of you ladies to vent to and celebrate my recovery with in the future :D

Hi Everyone!

Well I'm 11 days post of and still a little hunched over from the surgery. My breasts are also so swollen because I'm just one of those girls that swell easily. My doc allowed me to take pics and send it to them via email since it was after hours so he can see if there was any bruising (this was wed 7/17) and we spoke and he said no - they just looked swollen and for me to just re-wrap, take motrin and stop the massaging until I saw him the next day. The intense "vavoom" feeling subsided. I felt like my boobs had their own heartbeat! and I felt some numbing in my armpit and behind my should area. When I saw him the next day Thurs, he told me to really relax because he suspected I may have not been resting as much as I should be - which is kinda true *guilty* .. He basically told me "your mind is ready but your body is not .. slow down because you really need to heal to get the best results and avoid complications" .... So like an obedient patient .. I haven't done anything - the house is upside down but so long as my kids are fed well and safe - I'm just going to have to let the other stuff go ..

I won't lie - I would really like to stand up straight, sleep in my own bed (I've been in this recliner since Day 1) and cuddle with my babies ... I miss them! When is that magic day when you start to feel like a normal person?!