TE TROUBLE

Michelle - if it's still red/warm when you get to the hospital tomorrow, tell the nurse right away. Good luck, hope it's nothing.

Oh Michelle...hoping the redness and warmth is gone before morning. I will be thinking of you!

Sent you a PM.

Mrochon...hoping all turns out well. Let us know when you feel better.

Shout out to mrochon: hope all is well. Sending good thoughts.

I am just about 1 year PFC now--thought I would be done by now as well. I feel very blessed to have a PS that I trust. I know I will be lopsided for a long time to come, but it's all good. I'll get there eventually.

Ren, I eat a lot of Greek yogurt--great stuff!  

Hi all - just ate some greek yogurt with local strawberries!  It was awesome!

DM - Yes, the pillbox is making me feel old!!!  It is funny, I have a little pill dysphagia, trouble swallowing the larger ones, so I switched to chewable gummy calcium.  They are like candy, and I am sure they have more sugar than I should have, but it is the best way for me to get the calcium I need.  So every night when I am taking this handful of stuff I save those until last like "dessert" - it is ridiculous!  Glad you are not having any SE with the Tamoxifen - hope it stays that way.

Well I'm filled to capacity! It seems like the right TE is sitting higher, but the PS said it should settle. Still going in Monday to overfill them both slightly and then we "settle" for 3 months.  Happy Friday!!

marcyk - I had to go to a dinner with my husband when I only had one TE - I wore a black (good for camoflauge) jersey dress that had a lot of draping accross the front.  It had 3/4 sleeves and a high neck.  I also wore sparkly earrings to divert attention.

Hope everyone is well. Any updates on Mrochan? Just stopped in and my heart sank when I read she was having redness issues. 

Hugs to all,

T 

I keep logging on hoping she posted something...

Hello ladies, im coming out of my anesthesia fog. Im feeling ok. Im so used to gaving drains after surgery. Now that i dont have one, I think I can move about and roll out of bed with no problem. Well...not quite. I am reminded everytime I sit up, stand...go to the bathroom...ZAP!



Yesterday I was a wreck, I was hesitant to tell the nurse about my chest. I finally did. She looked aangle the look on her face wasn't good. My OB came and he looked at it. He immediately called my PS. PS came lickety split. I'm crying at this point, ugh. PS had me flushed with antibiotics and he aspirated the expander in the or room. Then OB came in and did his thing. I took my bandages off my chest this morning. It's still pink but it's not red and not hot and the throbbing pain is gone. My PS called this morning to see how I was feeling. He said he thinks my skin was irritated from the fill and add to that i was running around and doing things around the house that I probably shouldnt have. Im to go in first thing Monday to have him check thjngs over. He put me on antibiotics 4xs a day for a week just to be sure. I do have strong zaps of pain in the right side but I think its from the gas that they put in my to blow me up moving up my chest wall.



I think tragedy has been averted. I gotta tell you after all the looks I was getting from the hospital staff regarding my chest and my OB calling my PS, I was scared. Thank you all for thinking of me. I've been in and out of it all day.



Marcy, sorry about the drain, but hopefully it won't be in long. I hope your recovery is uneventful. :-)

So glad you are doing well! Take care of that foobie.

Michelle- so glad it worked out; keep on resting.

mrochon:  so glad to hear things are on the mend.  I don't know about the rest of you but I just want this all to be done already!

 My event went well last night although I feel a bit like I was hit by a truck this morning.  Perhaps I overdid it a bit.  Hoping to get a little rest today although it's always difficult with little kids around.  The drain is a big pain and it's putting out a ton of fluid (over 100 last night).  I feel like I'm right back where I was after my BMX.   It's going to be a very long week before I see my PS on Friday.