Re: Bleeding and very red tender breasts

by tinkerbell24 3rd January 2014, 10:57 pm

you need to see someone about that honestly doesnt sound normal, are the proper ripping open

my loratadine is on prescription so hope its ok lol

keep us updated xx

by Sjelly 3rd January 2014, 11:13 pm

Yes, it is actually tearing open. Not pretty at all, but I taped them very close together last time so they healed well then. I'm going to do it again, but it looks like the stitches are ready to pop out and bleeding so I'm leaving it for tonight. It's very wide this time so I don't know if I will have much success having neat scarring! I will give the hospital a ring tomorrow. I think it will be useful just to note it on their system as I don't want the same ones for the second stage. Xx

by krizzooo1 3rd January 2014, 11:44 pm

Aaaah poor you, there must be someone you can contact tomorrow?!? I will be thinking of you, please let us know any changes! Take care xx

by tinkerbell24 3rd January 2014, 11:50 pm

U need to see someone i think u should def try

If its nhs go to a and e xx

by Sjelly 4th January 2014, 12:03 am

I feel perfectly fine though. Hoping the antihistamines kick in so that the skin doesn't tear further. I will give a call tomorrow and make an appointment with GP next week if necessary x

by tinkerbell24 4th January 2014, 12:16 am

Yes just incase ur like Cookie and have an allergy xx

by **mirren001** 4th January 2014, 11:14 am

Sorry to hear your'e having these awful problems! Hug

Your surgeon whether working within the NHS or private should have an email that he can be contacted on and I'm sure he would want to see you ASAP given the problems you are having! You need to let them know what is happening , they have your best interests at heart and will want to get you good results from your op, so please do contact your surgeon as a matter of urgency huni! XXX

by Sjelly 4th January 2014, 3:19 pm

Thanks for the support

I woke up and it had burst open. It's a deep hole with plenty of bloody leakage so I keep sticking plasters on. The other one hasn't opened up yet.

Mirren001, I got a postmaster delivery failure notification when I tried to email him in the past and his secretary didn't pick up as it's a saturday.

I rang the hospital and they offered me an appointment next week, but I am back at work so I have left it for the time being as I have read that not much is done at all. If it gets worse I will call up next week. Will also try to get a contact email for my surgeon again as the one on the letter can't be right.

I think as long as I take antihistamines it will be fine and the wounds will heal up again.

by tinkerbell24 4th January 2014, 4:16 pm

I def think that there might be an allergy as you are fine on the antihistamines, you really should go and see when you can xx

by **mirren001** 4th January 2014, 11:44 pm

Hiya, a lot of NHS surgeons also do private work elsewhere so you could maybe try google to find out if your surgeon does and email the private practice just to keep him in the know, I'm sure they wouldn't mind given your circumstances. XXX

by tinkerbell24 4th January 2014, 11:57 pm

Yeah thats true. My surgeon does reconstruction on.Nhs

Who was ur surgeon xx

by krizzooo1 5th January 2014, 12:57 am

Yes mine does both ...well NHS, spire and private. I am sure you can find a contact ....oooh try to contact as soon as you can....... there, there

Thinking of you, x

by Sjelly 3rd February 2014, 7:47 pm

Thanks for the advice and apologies for the late reply.

I decided to carry on taking antihistamines, but once again the wounds were opening up leaving deep holes so I decided to ring my gp- didn't have a clue. Rang my surgeons secretary, got passed to a nurse, they gave me an appointment that day. I went in to the dressing clinic. It was looked at by a nurse, then a registrar on the ward who told me it was not an allergic reaction (it definitely is). They gave me some steri strips and large padded swabs, then sent me on my way.

I should have known nothing would be done. Not that I expected them to fix the holes, I just expected an explanation or a thought as to what possible reason(s) could cause healed wounds to reopen.

They have now calmed down a lot since doubling up on the dose for a couple of days.

Just wanted to update you all x

by tinkerbell24 3rd February 2014, 7:48 pm

thats not good the way that you have been treated

I take it that you were don on the NHS for you BA then, if so then you just need to keep going back, this is not the way that you should be going on lovely xx

by krizzooo1 3rd February 2014, 7:49 pm

Gosh , you went through it a bit lovely.

I hope you are feeling much more reassured and happy about things now!!??

Thanks for letting us know and best wishes to you
Hug

x

by Sjelly 3rd February 2014, 8:07 pm

Yes, NHS. I don't feel at all reassured as I wasn't given a single answer. It feels like they either have very little knowledge, or they're totally disinterested in helping me.

by **mirren001** 4th February 2014, 10:58 pm

Hopefully you start to turn the corner soon! Hug

If not keep going back until you get answers, kick up a fuss if you have to , just don't let them fob you off! XXX

by Sjelly 29th June 2014, 8:52 am

Sorry I had not replied to this. The wounds stopped opening 6 months after the op. My surgeon had a chance to see it at my 5 month follow up since surgery and he couldn't really offer an explanation but told to keep it covered.

I will stock up on antihistamines for the next because taking even two day breaks has caused some dark scarring as they were allowed to pop open. I hope this helps others.

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