I lost my grandmother, 2 aunts, my mother and my sister just 2 years ago. This past April 2014 I found a lump under my right arm.I didn't think anything of it, I forgot about it (really). I found the lump 2 months later again, not bigger but longer. Went for all the mammograms and the needle biopsy. My family was never checked for the gene. I went to the same breast surgeon as my sister and was encouraged to have a double mastectomy. I heard the suggestion, but I am a nurse, this just doesn't happen. August 26, 2014 was the day of my surgery, with immediate reconstruction and nipple sparing. Post op I had a lot of pain, no one removed the dressing to look. I was having a pectoral muscle spasms. The following day when the dressing was removed my right breast was black (narcotic) . I was discharged with nitro paste instructed to apply the paste to my black breast with hope to get the blood back. 2 weeks later I had surgery to remove the narcotic tissue. The skin was involved to the depth of the ex-pander. I was sent home right after this surgery. Healing well and on antibiotics, but so sick in my stomach, finally threw up coffee ground emesis (blood). More medication was added for the ulcer I had given myself. I followed up with the plastic surgeon and 60 cc. of fluid was removed from the left breast twice. The incision started to get red and the was breast warm to the touch. I was admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotic for a week. I told the doctor my mouth hurt I had an oral yeast infection from all the antibiotics. The breast swelled in the hospital so much that 200 cc. of fluid was removed under ultrasound at one time. The following day after my first dose of medication for the yeast infection, my breast was no longer warm or red ???? The plastic surgeon and I were surprised and not sure why ? I was discharged to home on an oral medication for my yeast infection. I was to continue the medication for 3-6 weeks per the infection disease doctor. A temporary fix... 3 days later the swelling started again. Back to the hospital to remove the ex-pander from the left side, JP drain all over again. The inside of the breast was found to be filled with "white pudding" of yeast. IV antibiotics would never had been able to heal this involved infection. Discharged after a few days back to home. I woke up the next morning with sever chest pain and unable to talk or breath. I could not call 911 because I could not talk. So I drove myself to the ER and was found to have 4 blood clots in my right lung (pulmonary embolism). I thought, may be even hoped I would die, this was to much. I have now been off of work for 3 months. The plastic surgeon is not sure I will be able to have a breast implant placed on the left side because I am on blood thinners now for the clots. Have I mentioned the right ex-pander is moving under my right arm. I laugh, I cry and then I ask GOD why? It is the day before Thanksgiving 2014. When I was diagnose with the clots I swear the plastic surgeon came in the dark of night and removed my staples and pulled my drain. He could not even support me at this time. The plastic surgeon did have to call John Hopkins, I am one of two people in the USA that has ever had a yeast infection in their breast.
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I lost my grandmother, 2 aunts, my mother and my sister just 2 years ago. This past April 2014 I found a lump under my right arm.I didn't think anything of it, I forgot about it (really). I found the lump 2 months later again, not bigger but longer. Went for all the mammograms and the needle biopsy. My family was never checked for the gene. I went to the same breast surgeon as my sister and was encouraged to have a double mastectomy. I heard the suggestion, but I am a nurse, this just doesn't happen. August 26, 2014 was the day of my surgery, with immediate reconstruction and nipple sparing. Post op I had a lot of pain, no one removed the dressing to look. I was having a pectoral muscle spasms. The following day when the dressing was removed my right breast was black (narcotic) . I was discharged with nitro paste instructed to apply the paste to my black breast with hope to get the blood back. 2 weeks later I had surgery to remove the narcotic tissue. The skin was involved to the depth of the ex-pander. I was sent home right after this surgery. Healing well and on antibiotics, but so sick in my stomach, finally threw up coffee ground emesis (blood). More medication was added for the ulcer I had given myself. I followed up with the plastic surgeon and 60 cc. of fluid was removed from the left breast twice. The incision started to get red and the was breast warm to the touch. I was admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotic for a week. I told the doctor my mouth hurt I had an oral yeast infection from all the antibiotics. The breast swelled in the hospital so much that 200 cc. of fluid was removed under ultrasound at one time. The following day after my first dose of medication for the yeast infection, my breast was no longer warm or red ???? The plastic surgeon and I were surprised and not sure why ? I was discharged to home on an oral medication for my yeast infection. I was to continue the medication for 3-6 weeks per the infection disease doctor. A temporary fix... 3 days later the swelling started again. Back to the hospital to remove the ex-pander from the left side, JP drain all over again. The inside of the breast was found to be filled with "white pudding" of yeast. IV antibiotics would never had been able to heal this involved infection. Discharged after a few days back to home. I woke up the next morning with sever chest pain and unable to talk or breath. I could not call 911 because I could not talk. So I drove myself to the ER and was found to have 4 blood clots in my right lung (pulmonary embolism). I thought, may be even hoped I would die, this was to much. I have now been off of work for 3 months. The plastic surgeon is not sure I will be able to have a breast implant placed on the left side because I am on blood thinners now for the clots. Have I mentioned the right ex-pander is moving under my right arm. I laugh, I cry and then I ask GOD why? It is the day before Thanksgiving 2014. When I was diagnose with the clots I swear the plastic surgeon came in the dark of night and removed my staples and pulled my drain. He could not even support me at this time. The plastic surgeon did have to call John Hopkins, I am one of two people in the USA that has ever had a yeast infection in their breast.
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