10 Days after dbl mastectomy

Where are you having pain? Is it the side that's still draining red?

When you say your right side has "lighted up in color", what do you mean? Are you talking about the tissue of the right breast or the color of the blood in drains? Either way, you need to call your doctor, but red/pink tissue indicates possible infection and needs to be treated right away. I just spent 2 days on IV antibiotics for an infection and am now on 2 oral antibiotics. As for pain, I found that some days were ok and some days were really tough in the first weeks after surgery. (I am 8 weeks post bmx now.) I developed nerve pain 2 weeks post-surgery - felt like the worst sunburn/hypersensitive skin ever, and after weeks of begging my surgeon for help, he finally referred me to a pain specialist, thank goodness. This is a very tough surgery so give yourself some grace and down time. Good luck!

Deamo1, I had a lot of pain at my breast drain sights. I had my drains in for 12 days post op. You will get some pain relief when the drains come out. ReadyAbout is right, the nerve pain can be pretty intense between weeks 2-4. I turned the corner at week 5.

Rest, drink lots of water and rest some more. Your body has a lot of healing to do

definitely let doc know that side is draining deep red. Any clots in it? It could be a surgical seroma or hematoma.

and there you go! I’m glad you saw the dr and got that bad boy draining again. Hoping for smooth sailing moving forward! 🍀