It’s been a bit of a while since I’ve written, though really, nothing much has happened. My drain was removed about 3-4 days after it was put it, which was a HUGE relief. And things were relatively uneventful after that.
Until now.
Sometime last week I noticed a growing redness on the underside of my breasts. I [...]
I have to say, this drain has been THE most painful part of my entire surgery. Yesterday I had a lot of leakage outside of the tube as well — so much so that the entire right area of my surgical vest was soaked. So I decided I should take it off and wash it. [...]
So I went to see the other plastic surgeon this morning. At this point I have mixed emotions about how it went. He decided that the fluid needed to be drained.
There’s noting quite like lying on your back while a doctor wiggles and jiggles a hollow needle around the inside of your breast, suctioning out [...]