Scars look & feel super sore :(

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 6:13 pm

Just had my shower finally and I must say now my bands off I can really feel my incisions more is that normal? They feel sore and look very bumpy and pink, the scars not very smooth in a line it's like the skins a bit knotted sick

I really hope they heal well has anyone else had this ? xx

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 6:15 pm

Also should all the glue of come off in the shower ? I wet the area and smoothed over it with fingers but still quite a bit of glue there but didn't want to pick at it xx

by **Charlii** 9th April 2014, 6:22 pm

Don't touch the glue, it will come off in its own time. You shouldn't be soaking the area, just soaping the tops and letting the water run over.

Scars are going to be sore and bumpy a week old. You need to leave them well alone until they are properly healed/closed at around 4-6wks. Then you can start massaging the scars which will help break down the scar tissue. They're not going to be smooth and smart for a fair few months yet.

by LuciaH 9th April 2014, 6:27 pm

Don't pick at the glue, it will come off in time on it's own.

Don't panic about incisions either. Have another look at my pics Hun, my incision photos are on there. The first time I saw mine they looked jagged and red and sore but now they look really neat and lovely. X

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 6:32 pm

Thanks ladies I won't touch them in shower again will let water run over and dry thoroughly afterwards by dabbing with a clean towel , just didn't want nurse thinking I was scummy next week if I went back and looked like they hadn't had a wash haha !! xxx

by LuciaH 9th April 2014, 6:38 pm

You can dab with a clean towel, or use a hair dryer on a cool setting as this will dry them nicely. X

by **mrsball** 9th April 2014, 7:16 pm

Your incisions will look and feel bumpy at this stage , all very normal over months they will smooth out. X

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 7:18 pm

Ooh mine look worse than yours Lucia, just taken some more pics and added to trail would you mind having a look sick

xxx

by **Charlii** 9th April 2014, 7:26 pm

Cool hairdryer is your best bet drying them, you don't want to disturb them at all, as it could leave them susceptible to infection.

It's funny, I've had to go through all this with hubs over the last couple weeks with a wound on his back 'it's going to itch, no you can't have a bath, come here let me blow-dry it'!

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 7:39 pm

Yes I'm terrified of getting infection Charlii nope

Will dry with hair dryer in future & not touch them xxx

by **mirren001** 9th April 2014, 7:47 pm

Try not to worry about your incisions , they can look awful early post op,I know mines did compared to some of the pics I had seen. They looked all jagged looking not nice and straight and you'd have thought a child had stitched them up , they were kind off puckered looking. Once healed they had smoothed and straightened out and are barely visibly, just the finest white line remains . XXX

by LuciaH 9th April 2014, 7:49 pm

Will have a look now. X

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 7:52 pm

mirren001 wrote:Try not to worry about your incisions , they can look awful early post op,I know mines did compared to some of the pics I had seen. They looked all jagged looking not nice and straight and you'd have thought a child had stitched them up , they were kind off puckered looking. Once healed they had smoothed and straightened out and are barely visibly, just the finest white line remains . XXX

Ooh hope so :) Xxx

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 7:53 pm

LuciaH wrote:Will have a look now. X

Thanls honey xx

by LuciaH 9th April 2014, 7:55 pm

Just had a look Hun, and yes they will look scary to you Hun, but please don't panic. You have some bruising there too, this will all settle down I promise. What Mirren has said is spot on, they will smooth and straighten out. Just leave them well alone and don't panic. Xx

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 8:14 pm

LuciaH wrote:Just had a look Hun, and yes they will look scary to you Hun, but please don't panic. You have some bruising there too, this will all settle down I promise. What Mirren has said is spot on, they will smooth and straighten out. Just leave them well alone and don't panic. Xx

Will do thank you so much appreciate it xx

by tinkerbell24 9th April 2014, 9:45 pm

Just had a look at your scars they look a little red and tight but nothing to worry about

The last pic of the stitches looks very.sore lovely and you actually have stitches I just had glue and internal stitches

But ur boobs look great xx

by Princessgem 9th April 2014, 9:49 pm

tinkerbell24 wrote:Just had a look at your scars they look a little red and tight but nothing to worry about

The last pic of the stitches looks very.sore lovely and you actually have stitches I just had glue and internal stitches

But ur boobs look great xx

Thanks hon they feel sore and sharp, I just hope all that bumpiness goes :( totally happy with everything else although my left feel like I may have trapped nerve have a pain down my left arm now too xx

by MrsCheese 9th April 2014, 10:42 pm

I had a numb / tingley arm for about a week and a half after my op. It drove me mad, I was sure that I had done serious damage to my arm and it was going to be like that for ever. But, all of a sudden it just went!

I saw my incisions for the first time this week and mine are all bumpy, I wouldn't worry about it. Yours are bound to be a bit redder as they are a bit fresher too. I was sort of glad I didn't have to see mine for three weeks. x

by Galeforce1 9th April 2014, 11:13 pm

Hey him can I have a look a at your pics xx

by Sahara1981 10th April 2014, 12:54 am

I didn't get to see my incisions for 3 weeks so they were ok by the time I saw them.
But I'm sure they'll improve now their out of dressings x

by Princessgem 10th April 2014, 6:24 am

Thanks everyone feel a bit better today will leave them well alone & just keep a check on them for infections.

Gale force have PM you love xx

by **Charlii** 10th April 2014, 7:36 am

The trapped nerve pain could be from the needles and cannula. I had blood taken before xmas, and because I have the tiny veins of a shrew, they really struggled to get some and hit a nerve in the process. For about 4wks I had shooting pains from my elbow to my thumb, it was terrifying at first, but as the nerve grows back it goes away.

It might also be your body getting used to itself. You naturally want to hunch to protect yourself, so it may be aches and pains from that. Try to ensure you're sitting/standing as straight as you can, and try to stretch out a bit. But not a full on morning stretch, coz that'll be sore!

by Princessgem 10th April 2014, 8:26 am

Yes it's calmed down a bit this morning and my incisions are itchy so hopefully starting to heal better Xx fingers crossed

by Galeforce1 10th April 2014, 10:34 am

Oh bless they did look so sore but wow what a difference in the before and week post op you must be happy! xx

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