Wound care/protection post-surgery
Hi everyone, This is my first post so a little introduction: After a routine mammogram I was diagnosed with DCIS high grade, 6mm in right breast which was removed two weeks ago. I was offered and ...
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Hi @fantasticream
I didn’t put moisturiser on my wounds that early on.
Can you contact your medical team in the am to ask?
Do you have a breast care nurse?
Otherwise the plastic surgeon registrar on call at the hospital or their assistant/nurse, if you can’t get in touch with the plastic surgeon’s nurse or don’t have a breast care nurse.
Also I went from an E cup to a C cup ( double mastectomy then later on reconstruction) so was able to just wear some new tight fitting singlets in the weeks after surgery - then I got a couple of soft non underwire bras - previously I had always worn underwire ones.
I got the first lot from K Mart and now wear Playtex soft slightly padded bra .
Take care🌺
I didn’t put moisturiser on my wounds that early on.
Can you contact your medical team in the am to ask?
Do you have a breast care nurse?
Otherwise the plastic surgeon registrar on call at the hospital or their assistant/nurse, if you can’t get in touch with the plastic surgeon’s nurse or don’t have a breast care nurse.
Also I went from an E cup to a C cup ( double mastectomy then later on reconstruction) so was able to just wear some new tight fitting singlets in the weeks after surgery - then I got a couple of soft non underwire bras - previously I had always worn underwire ones.
I got the first lot from K Mart and now wear Playtex soft slightly padded bra .
Take care🌺