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'lizbeth · 10-11-2013, 07:56 AM

Linn65,

I second Sarah. Go get the suspicious lumpiness checked out.

I can feel your unhappiness all the way to California. Its rough, and it will take time for the breast to settle. I had emergency surgery 2 days after my reconstruction - I had lost half my blood, and had a partial loss. I spent the next 3 months packing the pocket sized wound twice per day in the medial inferior portion of the breast. Then I had to wear a VAC (vacuum assisted closure) pump for 5 weeks. I was pretty squeamish, and had so much going on I didn't have time to stew about the feel of the breast. If you saw a photo of how it turned out - it was a deformed mess. I had a revision about a year later. Now it looks like a breast.

Your breast sounds uncomfortable, but it should improve over the next few months. At least you have a nice flat tummy . . . ?

Make an appointment for the lumps, and let us know what is going on.

Sending you a big hug from the West Coast.

10-11-2013, 07:56 AM	#6
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: 6 weeks since diep flap surgery Linn65, I second Sarah. Go get the suspicious lumpiness checked out. I can feel your unhappiness all the way to California. Its rough, and it will take time for the breast to settle. I had emergency surgery 2 days after my reconstruction - I had lost half my blood, and had a partial loss. I spent the next 3 months packing the pocket sized wound twice per day in the medial inferior portion of the breast. Then I had to wear a VAC (vacuum assisted closure) pump for 5 weeks. I was pretty squeamish, and had so much going on I didn't have time to stew about the feel of the breast. If you saw a photo of how it turned out - it was a deformed mess. I had a revision about a year later. Now it looks like a breast. Your breast sounds uncomfortable, but it should improve over the next few months. At least you have a nice flat tummy . . . ? Make an appointment for the lumps, and let us know what is going on. Sending you a big hug from the West Coast.