Hello everyone.
my mum had her mastectomy surgery 7 weeks ago.
the stitching is healing, but the skin on top of the stitching is creased quite a bit- and in between the skin there is redness.
Saw the surgeon 3 weeks post op but he didn’t mention anything.
had a wound check at gp who said the stitching hasn’t been done correctly- as the fatty skin is all creased and can cause infection time to time. So have to ensure the creases are cleaned properly.
Has anyone experienced this? Is there anything to do as the stitches have already nearly healed
Hi Daizy03 what did the GP suggest should happen, do they think it should be re stitched correctly? The surgeon isn't going to criticise their own work but I would go back to them with what the GP said and find out how/if this can be remedied.
My thinking is that it's all very well and good to say that you need to clean the creases properly but as your mother gets older will she be able to continue to make sure the creases are properly cleaned. I remember how my mother really struggled to get her elderly father to shower never mind check if he had cleaned a tricky area properly.
My feeling is that if it needs fixing it's better done sooner rather than later even if the wound has started to heal but ask your GP what they would recommend and then go back and speak to the surgeon about it.
Thank you for your reply.
He didn’t really say what to do but criticised saying If they are doing a job should be done properly.
thats exactly what I am worried about as at the moment she is struggling so a few years down the line it can be a lot more difficult.
i spoke to my mum however and she doesn’t want to go through another operation to get it restiched if that was an option.
no more appointments with the surgeon, but thinking if I should ask the nurses
Daizy03I guess if your mother doesn't want to go through another operation, and I really can't blame her, then there might not be anything you can do. But do speak to the breast care nurses who might have come across this before and be able to offer you some useful guidance.
Yeah that’s what I am thinking. I do feel bad for what has happened but obviously it’s mums choice at the end. And I’d be happy if the cancer never comes back again. But it’s just frustrating that it’s not stitched properly as maybe it would’ve taken a few minutes longer but could’ve been better in the long run
They is no excuse for the surgeon to not have taken better care to stitch it properly Daizy03 but you are doing the right thing focusing on the positive which is that the cancer is gone.
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