Cancer Survivors Network

This is me just plain being silly in 1998 while in am still being treated for breast cancer.

I'm a 36yr old single mother that was diagnosed in April with breast cancer, and had my surgery on the 11th of June. My options were either the partial mastectomy or full mastectomy i choose the full with the tram flap reconstruction which was done the same day, surgery lasted 10hrs. However, before my surgery i consulted with the plastic surgeon that did the reconstruction, and was told my recovery time is 4-6wks, by which time i should be able to stand up straight. Well it's more than 2months and i can't stand straight, i had another surgery on the 18th of this month (August), because i develop an infection in my reconstructed breast 3wks after my surgery,the breast was so swollen it just burst and start flowing, and four days later another hole burst, he told me to pack both, it's been draining ever since then, i've been on five different antibiotics, but nothing seem to be working, now i have nurses coming out everyday to pack the wound in my breast.