Despite assurances that saline would be the only leaky stuff I would have, the gunk was back! Not as much to be honest but enough to worry again. Miss Cox has had another clean up and decided that a scan is probably the best option. She opened up the hole some more ( yes, fortunately it is still numb) and spotted something inside, which she pulled out with some forceps. " I think we have found the root of the problem" she said. " If you're not squeamish, have a look" She showed me a lump of yellowy, bloody stuff on a tissue. " It's a chunk of fat" she said. Now, I have had and still have issues with fat in my body, but these are generally located in my bum and belly, and don't usually end up with abscesses! After politely requesting that she uses her forceps to do a bit of fat removal from my Spanish Apron ( she sadly refused) I was cleaned up again and sent for a scan.
The scan only took a couple of minutes and appeared completely clear. No pockets of fluid or lumps of things that shouldn't be there. Just a hole and a channel leading up to the surface of the skin. My wound was re dressed and I was packed off home for another 24 hours.
Friday morning's appointment went well. Wound looks fine. Laura, a breast care nurse assures me that even if my dent doesn't go away on its own, the surgeon will repair it! And just to put the top hat on the morning...it is still only 10.15am and there is a MacDonalds not 5 minutes away. WooHoo MacDonalds breakfast!!!! Hmm, yes. I forgot to eat before I left home again!!
Friday night, another hole has appeared on one of my original op wounds. It leaks a little but nothing major. Will leave it til Monday and they can look at it in clinic.
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