You know what it feels like when you're out of shape and you run uphill and your sides cramp and it feels like your diaphragm is ripping off your ribcage? Apparently post-mastectomy scar tissue formation mimics side stitches. Even gentle hugs are uncomfortable today.
I mentioned everything seems to hurt more to Dr. Shulman. She just shrugged. "Yep. That's the scars tightening up and the nerve regrowth." I was kind of hoping for more Percocet to get through the nights; I'm saving my last 5 for an emergency. I guess I'll make do with Tylenol and Benadryl.
She also said, "Well (the wounds) look just the same." She decided to switch back to the original plan from 4 months ago: 2x a day Silvadene paste. Messy.
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