Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Thanks for the update Mel - I'd been thinking about you. Sounds like a seroma to me - when the one on my belly burst open it was an incredible gush and volume. For me it felt better and began healing better after the gush. Wishing you a speedy recovery. hugs, cindy lee -- In DS_Friends_Keshishian , MDL1031@a... wrote: > Hey, > Thought I'd let you know what is going on with me. Had my 1 week visit > with the PS. I went and he said the belly button looks dead. No plan to debride > it or anything. The arms were swollen and there was still a significant amount > of drainage so I didn't get the drain pulled. He removed every other staple. > He saw and she has a tenitave date for her breast reduction of > december 22. He said she definately qualifies. > As we left the docs office Tom said we needed gas and so he pulled into > the local BP mart. I stood up to get out of the car and felt wet on my leg. I > though " crap! my bulb has come open again " but when I found it, it wasn't > leaking. Then I stood all the way up and my underarm virtually exploded! My whole > shirt was soaked. I went to the bathroom and there was no way I could have > cleaned it up and was still draining. So I sent Tom to get amanda's hooded jacket > and cleaned up as best I could, and went too wal mart and bought a pair of > sweats to get me home on. > I still feel weak, tired. My arms are swollen, and feel a weird numb type > of tingly. I'm getting used to the tummy feeling wierd. I think I may have a > seroma under the right arm, but I'm not sure. I didn't think the left arm had > problems until I stood up...LOL. How the heck could so much fluid get into > such a small area? i bet there was a pint minimum. Now Everytime I raise my arm, > I hear air sucking into the arm and when I lower it it sounds like a whoopee > cushion! > On a side note...Fall is coming!! ~~ lows next week in the 40's! yipee! > I always feel better when the weather turns cold. I got my 2x jacket swapped > yesterday just in time. I learned my lesson about not grabbing the biggest size > and not trying things on. > > in Bama > Web site- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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