MsSherry

Aug 1: Ladyleen4 - left mastectomy/recon and rt recon redo

Aug 8: aurabelle - tram flap surg.

Aug 13: rseaw22 - left mastectomy

Aug 13: MsSherry - abdominal bilateral ooph

Aug 19: HeatherBLocklear - lumpectomy/axilliary dissection

Aug 27: Aug27OF2008 - right mastectomy

Here is an updated list.

I had it 2 times and neither time it helped me.  I wish it had and I am jealous of those that it helps.  I think it is a great invention for those it works on.

Hey guys.  I have been doing ok.  I spent 5 days in the hospital and went home with 5 more days of home IV care.  So far no fevers or signs of infection.  Did end up with a roaring yeast infection and C.diff colitis with ulcers.  So I am on meds for that.  I saw my gyn onc and they are scheduling an ooph in August. My DCIS was highly ER/PR+ and my right ovary currently is enlarged.  They want to get them out sooner rather than later.  I am pushing the swap out of implants until November.  I just want my foobs to heal more. 

Thanks everyone for the well wishes.  It has been a rotten 3 months that is for sure.

I am in the same area as you and do not know that Dr.  My surgeon that did my mastectomy was Bowers.  Best wishes for you!

I am in a holding pattern.  It looks better than originally but worse than a few days ago.  I see the infection contril specialist Wed and he may want to add in a new medicine.  Hopefully that and not suggest implant removal.

The Dr put me in the hospital on Thur and they put in a PICC line.  I was given 3 doses of vancomyacin and by Friday morning the redness had improved.  An area of my incision opened and it is draining large amounts of fluid.  On Thursday she was pretty sure they were going to loose the implant and by the looks of my breast she was only going to give the IV therapy until Monday.  Yesterday she said she was optimistic I may keep my implant due to how it was looking.  I am home and getting home health IV therapy 2 times a day for 10 days since it is working.  I have to dress my breast 3 times a day (actually it has been more like every 2 hours due to the amount of drainage).  I go to the DR on Monday and they will decide then if they need to change anything.  The IDC DR did a swab of the wound but the results have not come back yet.  He is thinking it is staph.  They won't get that information until today or tomorrow.

I am home tonight but it looks like I will be going back in tomorrow for IV antibiotics.  If that does not work I loose the implant.She added Cipro as a last ditch effort.  I am very down.

Kathy I just took my 3rd dose and so far no change.  I was feeling really icky last night and did have a fever (101).  I loaded up on pain pills and added some advil.  I do not feel feverish this morning.  I told them last week I had been running a low grade off and on and she said post surgery that is somewhat normal in the first few days.

Thanks everyone. 

I hope this is just a small local infection and it clears.  What is the chance of it clearing?

My FOOB is red.  I posted a new topic :(

Hamburger buns describes it pretty well.  I have moderate plus implants but only 350cc.  I am swapping for high profiles 500.  The diameter of that will be the same as my moderate plus with a lot more projection.  I am so hard still.