Diep 2012

Tammy - you really don't want them to dry and scab. For best healing, an antibiotic ointment will prevent trapping infection and a gauze pad to cover. It is amazing how much trouble a few little tiny openings can cause. Also, no swimming or bath tub til they are completely healed.

Because though tiny, the tiny openings are pathways for bacteria to enter the body and create an infection. A shower is okay, but you don't want to soak in the water or pool. The incisions heal from the inside out. They actually may not scab over because there is nothing to create the scab (usually blood from a cut). It there is liquid oozing out, you should check with your doc to be sure there are no problems.

Tammy... I agree with Marty, stay away from baths and pools until you are completely healed. It can take a while depending on how big the opening is.

Cindy... Moisture makes it difficult for an open wound to heal. For my wound, i was told to keep it dry, use betadine and cover with a pad. When it didn't improve, I was told to use a wet/dry packing (packing saline covered gauze, stuffed into the wound and then covered with a dry pad)... That didn't work for me either.. So I needed a debridement and wound vac. But the problem arose when the incision was too moist from ointment. I had some blisters nearby that were getting ointment, and I guess the ointment was getting on the incision. I was also using the non-stick gauze. These are both bad for incisions.

The first one I had was about the size of a dime and half inch deep, it took weeks for it to heal. I had home care coming daily to deal with it. I was told if there is anything oozing, polysporin, gauze and keep out of baths, pool, hot tubs etc to use polysporin if you could see "white" in it. When its pink keep it dry and covered. Still no soaking.

Yes, I could see it healing from the inside as well. Now I have the small ones too. My PS said yesterday they are common and just keep it covered and dry but a little polysporin periodically won't hurt. Just don't saturate it. I also have been flushing them with saline solution after showers and allowing to air dry



Hugs to everyone. I have number 20/25 rads today. Sighhhhhhh..... Almost done!!

Congrats Luanne-almost to top of this mountain!!!!!!!!!

going to my primary NP tomorrow-day 5 of augmentin for my sinus infection. hurts to bend over. sinus pressure. sx for stage 2 in one week. am worried about htis sinus issue. havn't booked our plane tickets yet-going to san antonio.

also have followup at my MO office-going to see new NP there. I had thought I would swit ch somewhere. I want tumor markers and they will just have to get over and do them on me. OMG little freaked to go to MO office.

Had little pity party this morning for myself. just want this shit over. I want my damn nipples. DH caught my fall. pushing fluids and feeling more better mentally.

No, just stuffed the pockets with ab-tissue.

I had a unilateral DIEP procedure in September of 2012. I have an appointment with my PS this week to set up Stage 2 for April. I am interested in knowing exactly what your Stage 2's consisted of. I know I need sizing of the DIEP breast, probably lipo to fill in dent at the top, lift on natural breast, scar revision, dog ears removed from abdominal incision, & finally nipple. I just want to know which of these procedures is most common for the Stage 2, understanding there'll be Stages 2b etc., later down the road. Thanks!!!

Cherrie, I will be interested to find out how the whooha lift works out for you. Why does it happen? Not just swelling?

mine looked little bigger after. but the hair has regrown and I think its normal size. I am getting little nervous about stage 2. I just want this shit to over with. I want boobs my husband won't cringe to look at. loooking at my scars just reminds him of the bc tht almost killed me. really puts a damper on the sex life.

Hi Cherrie, please do let us know how does hooha lift work. I also noticed the puffiness, but was like you said, embarrassed to acknowledge it even to myself. Now I am announcing it to the www (whole wide world).

Haha!!! Lol at the puffy hooha's! Announcing to the whole world. Maybe we couldn't see it before with tummy in the way. Lol! You have a point.



Don't be nervous frdntn. Stage 2 is easy compared to 1.

I can't help but wonder how we could possibly be embarrassed to talk about our swollen hoohas when we've all let everyone and their uncle see our boobies!!! Lol



#22 done!!! Thank God for dilaudid!!! And beer, thank you very much for beer!! But mostly thank you for BCO!!

I don't think I have dog ears either. IDK. but sometimes I can feel my intestines-feels like there is alien baby down there. If we're going to talk about hoohaas I can talk about my bowels.

My dog ears were leftover skin from the bmx...the diep made it better but they r still there just not as bad



Maggie