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Still waiting to heal

sweetvickid
sweetvickid CSN Member Posts: 459 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Left breast healed from surgery (5/26)but the right breast has a small scap hanging on. It is the one spot where the incision kinda gapped a bit. How long did it take your incision to heal?
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  • slynch
    slynch CSN Member Posts: 82
    #2
    Healing
    It was 8 weeks before I could start the expansion process. Had a surgery two weeks after the mastectomy for removal of dead skin, then another one for a hole that would just not heal. I certainly do not think I am the norm. Most people I have talked to healed very nicely after about 2 weeks.
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  • Moopy23
    Moopy23 CSN Member Posts: 1,751 Member
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    Sorry, Vicki, I never had
    Sorry, Vicki, I never had any scabs or gapping, though I believe it is common. You should hear soon from women who've had those problems and others.
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