My surgery was on March 20th. I did great for a month. At that point a 2 inch area on my incision opened and it required a wound vac for six weeks. I am still wearing a dressing on the would but have returned back to work. I am happy with my results and I would do it again, however there are a few things I would do differently. I would plan to be off a minimum of 4-6 weeks. I went back to work @ 2 and we believe that is what caused my problem, and after the would vac for 6 weeks I got pneumonia and was in the hospital for a week. So all in all I was off work approx 8 weeks. I would also insist that my surgeon send me home with drains, I did not have drains and I had fluid build up which again I contribute to going back to work to soon ( office admin ). For me, the most important thing is I would have scheduled to be off work at the very least 8 weeks.

Thank you, Laura!

I so agree, Liz! Some people seem to have such and easy time of it and others like me seem to end up with every complication in the book even if we do everything the surgeon asks of us.

Where in the Boston area are you? My surgeon was at the Brigham, he built up that entire department, but he moved to providence. Is that too far? I could ask him for a recommendation in Boston.

SO glad that you went and that all of the medical staff were on top of it! I am sorry that you've had another problem post-op but Gwen is right, you are so lucky with this! It was caught and treated and you are back out of the hospital and alive!

BIG hug!