Posted by Sylvia I know how you feel when you said that sometimes you feel it would be easier to just have a mastectomy. I sometimes thought it would be easier to just close my eyes and not wake up. I think that the Vicodin was depressing me. The "happy pills" that my GP prescribed helped so much. I don't think that they had seen anything like it. The one doctor left the room and went a brought in another doctor to have a look. They thought that I needed to have professional dressing changes and sent me to another PS for a second opinion. He thought that I was on track. I just wasn't sure that my PS was telling me the truth. He did tell from day one that it would take a good three months for me to heal. It's now been 15 weeks and I am not healed. I told you that my scab was cracking and this morning there was an open sore where some of the scab had fallen off. My husband has been a real champ through this, but he did admit that he missed my old boobs. I don't at all, but just want this to be over. Have you been taking pictures just in case? I have and took one this morning with my digital camera and was reminded how ugly it still looks.
on 1/8/2004, 1:42 pm
Hi Kristina,
Yes, I only had it on one breast, but did spit a stitch under my left nipple area on a Saturday night. I was so scared as I saw it turning red and thought oh, no this can't be happening. I called my PS who said it sounded like I was spitting a stitch and told me to remove my tape. Pus came out and in a few minutes it opened up about 3/4 of an inch, so now I was changing dressings on both sides.
I think that I will disfigured forever. Well there I go again feeling sorry for myself. At least it is on the bottom. Sorry, I want to be positive.
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