I had my first post-op follow up appointments with Dr L. and Dr A. yesterday and they both went pretty well. I saw Dr L. first after she worked me in to be seen. She said the necrotic skin is looking better, but isn't healed all the way yet. Other aspects, like the incisions and the muscle groups, are looking good and are only slightly bruised. Dr L. thinks my diabetes may play a part in my slow healing, but since my numbers are under control, all we can do is wait for things to heal in their own time. I see Dr L. again in 2 weeks for another follow up.
Next I saw Dr A. - who put me through the wringer! Not only did he inspect and change my dressings on my incisions, but apparently he worked over the expanders that are in there right now. Which means painfully mashing on them, pushing them and massaging them into the right space. I swear I felt the edges of the expanders ripple and my muscles started freaking out around them. He said one of the expanders looked too full since it was making my skin crack - so he needed to pull some air out of it. Yes - you can imagine how that is done... With a giant needle! With a giant needle - similar to something used to inject flavor into steaks and meat - he pierced the expander in my left breast and 'sucked out' a large amount of air and leveling out the expander. LUCKILY for my, many of the nerve endings in my breast are dead, so I felt minimal pain - but OMG that's so weird!
By the time I left, I feel like my breasts had been attacked and assaulted! lol So Mom bought me some ice cream and we headed home through the Dallas traffic. Dr A. said he will see me again on Friday to ensure my incisions are healing ok. Earlier this week I developed some blisters on the incisions that had popped and some of the skin around the incision is cracking and bleeding, so although I hate making the drive back to Dallas so soon, I'm glad I have a doctor that is taking such great care of me and is keeping a close on my health and healing. That or he just doesn't want me calling him through the on call service again - ha ha!
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