Up coming Mastecomy update
Hi all, I posted back in February about my up coming Mastecomy and the decisions ahead. Update. Had the surgery Thursday 8th. I had a skin saving double mastecomy with immediate reconstruction direct to implants. Surgery went for 2 hours longer than planned as I lost a lot of blood and my blood pressure plummeted. I was feeling pretty wrecked afterward and had to have a blood transfusion at 1am on Friday, 4am and a third later that day. I have yet to see my new boobs but am told they are looking good. The pain is bearable for day 3 and I'm able to walk around today without feeling wobbly. Hoping the drains come out tomorrow but could be Tuesday. I'm really busting to go home. My blood pressure is back to normal thankgod. Really looking forward to my own bed to recover.
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 recommended by my surgeon.. As a result I ended up with very painful Grade 4 Capsular Contracture of the left breast. I lost my patience with the public system and saved hard for a private open capsulotomy and replacement of implant. The PS did a great job of regaining symmetry for me also. Its 4 weeks post and I’m concerned, my incision just does not seem to be healing as well as the other side. The nurse does not seem concerned. Unfortunately my anxiety is off the scale as I had hoped to be back at work this week , and my incision is nowhere near healed enough. Have I done the wrong thing 😢 Would like to know if any other ladies have gone through this and had a successful outcome.