33 Year Old, lactating mom, 12 Year Old 400cc sub muscular Saline Implants - Wilmington

For some reason the pictures from the post op didn't upload.

After fighting off an infection, I finally started feeling good again and even got back into my pre surgery exercise routine. On the way to my post op exam appointment I pumped my breastmilk in the car, yes it was hands free and safe, of course. Once empty I went inside and waited only a few minutes before seeing the nurse whom I showed the photos from the days I was sick with an infection. Over the phone the week prior she had suggested that I coincidentally had the flu or a bout of mastitis but when she saw pictures, she said it looked like seroma. The ps came in and said the same thing. He wanted to draw out some of the fluid to see if it was clear or cloudy which would indicate whether the infection was still present. I hesitated because I'd read on this site that sometimes draining fluid can be more harmful and cause infections. The ps persisted and against my gut instinct and better judgement, I consented to him extracting the fluid from my breast with a large needle. As the the needle got close, I said, don't hit a milk duct. Murphys law would have it that he hit a milk duct, which is exactly what happened. I saw white fluid in the syringe and when I asked if that was milk he stayed it was just air bubbles. Hmmm, air bubbles in my body? He moved the needle around and extracted beer colored fluid. He said it looked clear and he was no longer concerned about infection but that if I felt sick again they'd have stronger antibiotics already called in to the pharmacy. I don't think he ever cultured that sample, just a visual inspection. I hopped in my car, hooked up my pulp and drove away. I looked down to see that blood coming out of my nipple and mixing with the milk. It was only comfort if one particular duct and when I pumped it was painful at the spot of the fluid extraction.this went on for 2 days and I wasn't sure if it was blood mixing with the milk or the drainage that made its way into my milk duct and through my pump contaminating my son's milk. I had to send him to daycare with pink colored milk. After the second day I felt flu-like symptoms again and had redness at the spot on my breast where the fluid was extracted. Sure as [RS bleep], I caught another infection. I picked up the antibiotics and started taking those immediately. This one took me out hard, fever made it up to 105.5, I was ready to go to the ER. Blood was no longer coming out of the nipple but nothing was coming out of that duct, no blood nor milk. Would you believe that when I called my PS office, it was suggested that I coincidentally had the flu or mastitis! I was so insulted by the response. I'm 33 years old, I know my own body and I'm telling them that I have an infection in my breast and that is the response. Unreal! The following day I had lots of green puss come out of the milk duct, the same exact milk duct that had blood coming out of it right after i was stuck with a needle to remove fluid. After a few days I stated feeling better and nearly one week later I'm still trying to work out a clogged duct and some inflammation.

The day of surgery and the day after I felt great, but 2 days post op I had a little bit of drainage on my sheets. On day 3 I felt weak, dizzy, and tired. Day 4 I had a fever of 103.0, couldn't lift my arm without pain in my chest, couldn't stand up straight, and had redness at the bottom of my breast. I was so out of it, I snuck out of work to catch a cat nap in my car. I was also quite nauseous but that could have been due the antibiotics. I'm certain that my body is fighting an infection. I called the PS and they wanted me to come in but it's just such a far drive and a taking a day of work is not cool. The nurse proposed mastitis as the cause, since I've had mastitis a few times I'm pretty good at recognizing it. Although the flu-like symptoms are the same, there is no reason that I would have mastitis as I didn't miss any feelings which would cause the milk ducts to clog and become infected. Also, with mastitis I've never had the chest muscle pain, it's all in the milk ducts. Day 5 is today, my fever has been a consistent 100.3-7. Chest pain is not as severe but still sore and redness near the incision and swelling persists. I know I'm fighting an infection and hoping the Keflex and my own body can fight it off. The other breast is perfect.