OT. From the "if it could happen, it would happen to me" file.......

Ooh yeah!!!  Pretty is right, pretty damn ugly!  He's going to want to revise the scar in a few months after it heals completely, The jury is out on that decision.

Yikes, Susan! But, reading that, how wonderful that they all worked together to get you in and cared for !

If I really think about it, it is kind of funny how Jimmy Lou (yes, a good Southern woman) jumped on it and figured out how to reach him. The doctor's son and her son play basketball together and she said she'd hunt him down at the gym today if we couldn't get in touch with him yesterday. Nice to live in a small town where everyone knows each other. Well, maybe not nice for him. Poor man, hunted down like that!  LOL

Susan, I'm so glad this was discovered and you were able to get it taken care of before the weekend! The pain and damage could have been terrible if you had waited until Monday.
You are right. There are two things we can count on: 1) if something more can go wrong it will go very wrong 2) if we get a little money ahead, something major is gonna break down.
Take care of yourself.

I planned for a rainy day, not the biggest snow fall to hit Little Rock in decades!

Wow, social networking hits health care........who needs a physicians call service. Love that this happened, not the infection in your drain and arm, but that you got results.
Feel better and be good to you.

No kidding!  I was a little embarassed at first, when the poor guy shows up in his jeans and jacket, unshaved and in a near panic. Seems that the pipes had frozen in the night and he couldn't take a shower or shave. He was a mess, I was a mess, but we got it done. They're great folks at this office, every one of them. The kind of people you'd like to have as friends.

Take care my strong friend. Are you at day 101 today?  So proud!

Oh yes it is day 101, I am triple happy, thanks

i AM SO GRATEFUL YOU RECOMMENDED DR LOVE .HE SEEMS WONDERFUL. I AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING MY SURGERY WEDNESDAY. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING DRAINS. WE LEAVE FOR PUERTO RICO MARCH 15TH. THAT IS 29 DAS AFTER SURGERY. WILL I STILL HAVE DRAINS TOO? NOW I AM WORRIED MY DEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND. I KINDA JUMPED HEAD FIRST AND VERY IMPULSIVE. WE BOTH KNOW THIS IS TO EARLY FOR ME TO DO THIS BUT HE TOLD ME WHEN WHEN DO THE TUMMY TUCK NEXT YEAR HE WILL DO A REVISION TO MY ARMS IF NEEDED FOR NEXT TO NOTHING SINCE I WILL ALREADYY BE IN SURGER. PLEASE SHARE OUR THOUGHTS SUSAN. THANK YOU

Damn!  I so didn't want you to see this!  No, you won't have drains, it's because I had some fluid build up in one area. It is very uncommon, and not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things. I'm prone/susceptible to infection, so YOU don't worry. He's taking great care of me, and he will take great care of you, too!!!!

Gosh, I feel awful that you saw this and now you're worried. PLEASE dont' be!!!!  

The arms were very easy in comparison to the tummy tuck. And already I can see that I"ll look HOT this summer in sleeveless/ short sleeved tops.