Back to the dressings clinic today. Apparently, abscess is looking ok. Took 15cm of stuff to pack it. (Don't know if thats good or bad to be honest) but it only took a couple of minutes to sort. The other hole that opened up on Friday has scabbed over and seems ok too.
I asked when I could have a bath, because I'll be honest, it has been a few days since I last showered because I was told not to get the dressings wet. "ooh, not yet" said Lauren, the breast nurse. ·"There is still quite a hole there and it needs to heal" She then went on to tell me about another patient with a similar problem to mine, but which had been going on for some months with no sign of healing. It turns out that the woman had been bathing and showering almost daily.
" So when can I have a bath or a shower then? I asked. " In a couple of months" was the reply!!!!!
It appears I am allowed to wash in a very shallow bath without wetting the dressing...woo hoo....great!! At least the smell will keep all the people with germs and colds away from me!
Guess what I'm going to be doing in the last week of October! Bring on the bath smellies, candles and wine!
My hair is like velcro today. Great for Em to file her nails on! We just need some of those velcro balls, and we can play a new game....see how many balls I can catch with my head.
Nah, only kidding. Mikey is shaving it tonight for me. I didn't accept Emz offer as I have seen the state of her legs after she has shaved them!! The bathroom would look like a slaughter house.
Bald I can handle. Looking like an extra from The Mummy? No ta.
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