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Mominator

I had the chills and was shivering from 5pm on all last evening. I finally just took some Tylenol around 8 because the spasms in my chest muscles were bothering me.

I woke up at 3:30am and felt hot and my chest hurt. I took some Tylenol. I was still feeling really hot at 4:30 and decided to take my temp: 99. (Then I realized maybe I should have taken my temperature before the Tylenol.)

At 9:00 my temp was 100.2 and the area around the right drain looked swollen to me. I called the PS office and they had me come in.

My doctor wasn't available, so I saw another doctor. He thought everything looked good and started talking about "the 5 w's: wound, water, wonder drug...(can't remember the other w's)." Since my wound looked fine, he thought it could be a UTI (water) or a delayed reaction to the wonder drug (anesthesia from last week) or maybe I'm just coming down with something. I don't have any UTI symptoms, I had my flu shot in September, and I haven't been near anyone who is sick.

He renewed the script on the Keflex and wrote another script for a urine test.

I'm going to keep on taking Tylenol, push fluids and citrus, take it easy and ride this one out.

Moonflwr912

mominator watch for redness and swelling. If the temp keeps up go back in and have them take a sple. Infections are not good. Hugs.

Darumama

I'm in the presurgical waiting room. Today is the day! Not so much excited as eager to have it finished. More later..

Mominator

Wishing you all the best, Darumama!

PNY

Good luck Darumama!!!

Hope all goes well.

Mominator

My PS had me come in to the office as now I have a red patch on my right breast and a dull ache beneath the patch.

PS says looks like an infection is brewing. He's switching me over to two high-powered antibiotics and hoping we nip this in the bud.

He wants me to monitor it closely. If it stays the same or slowly gets better, fine. If it gets worse, to call the office over the weekend.

Tina1969

Hang in there Mominator! Wishing you the best.

Mominator

Sending healing to our exchange sisters of this week: NJsurfer, PNY, Darumama, and SKnitter. Here's hoping your surgeries went smoothly and your recoveries are swift. Please check in when you can.

Tina and DeeRatz, I hope that you both feel less uncomfortable each day. I know that sounds pretty lame, but we can't really get comfortable with TEs. When those rocks were getting to me, I tried to remind myself that those darn TEs have a job to do.

Katykids and bikefam, I hope you both are making improvement with your PT.

Monica and Tina, thanks for your support. I feel much better (mentally, if not yet physically) after today's appointment. At least we have a plan and are moving forward with the new antibiotics. The 5 w's business yesterday was so not helpful.

Much love to all

Moonflwr912

mominator, glad you're on abx! Now I feel better. Much love to all

sknitter

I.had my exchange yesterday. Felt good post op. Today, I'm definitely sore. They had to do some fat grafting so perhaps that is part of it. I haven't taken off the bra they sent me home with. No shower for 48 hours.

PNY

Just took off my bandages and I can start taking showers today. Still have some soreness but overall feeling pretty good.

Now about how they look:) Let's just say I pictured them much differently. My PS did pull me closer together somewhat but i feel like the circumference still does not match the projection but I think with silicone that is how it is. I hope they will settle and look a little better to me.

NJsurfer, Darumama, and SKnitter hope your recovery is going well.

DeeRatz

Mominator-I hope the antibiotic's start working their magic and you are feeling better soon.

To those of you recovering from surgery I hope you are doing well and are happy with the outcome so far.

My expanders are terrible. They are truly getting in the way. 2 weeks until they are gone & I can't wait. I had a dream last night about my new boobs. They were smaller than I had wanted and were sagging. They were much like my old boobs. When I was DX with BC I decided I might as well go for an upgrade. There better not be any sagging post surgery or something will have gone terribly wrong.

SummerAngel

PNY, your result may improve over time, so it's good to wait at least a few months to see if you like how they look. What you said about things just being that way because your implants are silicone isn't correct, though. I have silicone rounds and am very happy with them. My PS used ultra high profile implants in order to keep me from getting the "hamburger bun" look that I really didn't want.

PNY

Thanks SummerAngel. I feel much better now:)

PMR53

Mominator- I am so sorry you have an infection. Praying it can heal and resolve with antibiotics. You do not need this. None of us do! I had an infection last May at SNB site. So far so good with TE. I still have exchange in April. 

Prayers and hugs🙏🙏🙏

Patty

Suzanne50

I got my date! March 8th - wish it was sooner but what can you do. My PS is a busy guy.

Scottiemom11

Mominator. . .hoping your recovery is swift and so sorry you are going through this.

Scottie

sknitter

yesterday was my exchange. Very nauseous today. My doctor thinks it is from the anesthesia. I'm hoping to feel better tomorrow, throwing up with the new implants no fat grafting isn't fun

Mominator

SKnitter: I'm so sorry you're so nauseous. I was very nauseous after my exchange despite a scop patch and lots of Zofran pre-op. I hope you have some anti-nausea meds? Zofran makes me dizzy, but that's better than N/V.

Praying you are much better soon.

Mominator

What a difference a day makes!!

From when I saw PS until my scripts were ready at the pharmacy, my temperature spiked to 100.9.

After two doses of the two antibiotics, my fever broke. It's been almost 24 hours since my last Tylenol and no fever.

Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts.

Much love.

DeeRatz

Mominator-I wish there was a like button

Moonflwr912

mominator so glad. Now just keep taking the abx. And keep an eye on the redness make sure it shrinks. Glad you and your docs were right on it. Infection is not fun and can cause a lot of harm fast..

Much love

Mominator

Moonflwr, you made me laugh: "just keep taking the abx." Check this out:

That's Levofloxacin 1 tablet for 7 days and Clindamycin 4 tablets for 30 days.

Redness slowly changed over to slightly pinkish yesterday and now heading toward paleness. There's still a continuous dull ache where the red patch was. So, yeah, I'm going to keep on taking the abx.

DeeRatz, only 12 days until your exchange. You got this and we got your back

SKnitter, praying the N/V has passed and you're feeling much better today. Check in when you can.

Darumama, how are you? Smooth sailing I hope.

sknitter

thanks mominator, I got some Zoloft this morning and feel much better. I was expecting the pain just not the NV.zoloft, peppermint tea and ginger ale and sorbet for me today! Sore from the fat graph. My PS said I can wear spandex rather than the abdominal wrap. Funny, all I could think of was how hard it is to pull those things on.

Tina1969

Great news Mominator. Sounds like you are headed in the right direction. Happy thoughts and quick healing vibes coming your way.

sknitter

now that I've come out of my surgical fog, I've taken a look at my new foobs. Hmmm, they seem kind of high and wide. My surgeon said to not jump to any conclusions. I did have fat grafting and some of that will tea sorb I guess. I didn't have any expectations but they just seem so high.

PNY

Sknitter, I too looked at myself and was not sure. (I too had fat grafting). I am definitely less wide than I was but also seem high. From what I understand, the implants "fall" into place as time goes on and things will take shape accordingly. Its been five days and I am getting used to the look.

Mominator. Sounds like you are moving in the right direction. My PS put me on Clindamycin right after the surgery. I am on it for 7 days 4 times a day. Trying to take my probiotics religiously so it does not kill my stomach.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

AudreyB

Hi Everyone!

Its been quite a while since I posted but just wanted to check in and say hi to all my old friends and a big hello to everyone who has joined since I last posted in Sept/Oct.

I am doing well. My foobs are doing well too. Last week I started doing some very light weightlifting, 3 lb hand weights. I was doing upper body every two nights, just watching TV and going through old routines that I remember. Boy, my chest muscles are angry. Going to give myself a few days off and see what happens.

Other than that, all is well.

Good news is I have managed to lose 30 lbs since my double mastectomy on May 6. Feeling pretty awesome, and look great in clothes. New bras, new clothes, new me. Or, I should say back to the old me, just with a better rack, LOL.

Going for my Vinnies March 4, so excited. Got a hotel room so we are going to stay the night and come back home on Saturday. I am so looking forward to putting this whole, terrible year behind me. If I learned anything, it is that I am much stronger than I ever thought I was, and my relationship with Rob is rock solid.

Keep the faith ladies, things do get better with time. I was diagnosed with IDC last February and at the time I didn't know how I was going to get through the year, but I did, and you will too!!!!!!!!

Lvbugs

AudreyB, I had just got my 3D tattoos a couple weeks ago and I am so happy. Can't stop looking in the mirror, they are terrific. I will be finished with Herceptin on the 26th of this month and looking forward to moving on.Hope you will be as happy.

Scottiemom11

Audrey. . . Glad to hear you're doing well. I just graduated to 4lb weights this week and my pecks are mad that I moved up from 3lbs. Slow and Go indeed. Congrats on the new you. I am working hard at gym to trim up now that I've sent the lupron injections packing.

Scottie