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Wound Healing after Rads and Implant
Hi All, my first post so hopefully I’m doing this right! I was diagnosed 2.5 years ago with 2cm Tumor in left breast. I had lumpectomy and Rads with my existing Breast implants kept in place as re...
@Zoffiel thank you , that is a great idea. I sent photos to my Surgeons nurse and she has told me to manage the wound a bit differently, taking some of the fixamul off and putting a Vaseline barrier on. I will give this a go and give it a couple of days to see if it helps dry it out. I don’t have private cover and this surgery has taken all my savings so GP is a good idea. I just couldn’t live with the pain of the capsular contracture any more and had to give it a go. My scar tissue was growing and pushed the implant up towards my collar bone. I’ve just got to pray it does not reoccur and I can get this wound healed. On reflection mentally I’ve invested way to much on this being a success and need to just chill and take what comes. My husband saw this surgery as closing the chapter but we all know that’s not the case at all.. it’s always there even when it’s not. X