> Hello Everyone, I had surgery on the Dec8, and everything went pretty
> well, on Dec20 I suffer a major set back, my incision got infected and
> it had to be all reopened and was put back in the hospital for 3 days,I
> am in alot of pain around the incision, and I have to see the doctor
> every other day for a check up. I am so mad that I have to go though
> this again, and just do not want to deal with this, I am tired, I am a
> positive person but this has got me down. Thanks for listening......
Here's a little scoop of encouragement for you! This is tough to go through.
I had an infected incision at the end of the summer. For the first few weeks, the home health nurse came each day to check it and change the dressing. I saw the doctor once a week.
Maybe that would reduce the number of trips to the doctor. I know that I was so very tired, each trip outside the house flattened me.
It took three months to completely heal (that doesn't sound very encouraging) but within a week or so the tenderness cleared up and there was no pain. I eased off the pain meds over about three weeks.
I was pretty much homebound during the healing process which gave me a wonderful opportunity to read, daydream, write a bit, and play with my computer.
I found myself most comfortable in a recliner. I did very little housework at first, but had help from my hubby who cooked dinner while I sat on a little sofa and told him what to do. A friend from church came every week and vacuumed and cleaned the kitchen floor.
This is certainly not easy, but it can be done.
Love to you,
Kate
-- Kate Murphy katemm@mindspring.com