Question by chrisnmandy2004: How long would does it take for my breast tissue to heal from?
a serious breast infection. I got a infection from a breast implant surgery. It sat inside me for 8 whole months before I started to get REALLY sick. I had the implant removed from the infected breast after it had been in for 8 months. It is now been almost 5 months since I have had it removed. The infection is now gone but my breast still hurts. I will not be able to have my implant put back in until June. Which is fine with me because it still hurts. Can anyone out there give me an idea about what kind of damage I may have in my breast that is still not yet healed and giving me trouble? I know my Dr said something about tissue damage and nerve s on tissues and my nerves are probably “pissed off” Does anyone have any ideas? There is no swelling. No drainage. Just when you kind of massage of feel the breast it feels like a bruise..super sore. I don’t think I have an abscess..I don’t know how I would if there is no infection (culture taken from wound 3 months after surgery and came back negative for infection) Any serious ideas would be helpful.
Thanks : )
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Answer by starlight90210
Was the breast implant encapsulated?
Meaning that it could have had capsular contracture attached to it? It seems like 5 months should be enough time to heal from this, even if you had an infection!…If you had capsular contracture along with the infection, maybe you are still healing internally!
Did you take any antibiotics after the removal?
Maybe the pain you feel is from the nerves regenerating again!
I would advice you to get an ultrasound just to see what’s going on?
I have a friend that had a very bad case of infection from an implant, but her boob was very red and she had lots of pain!
Best of luck and if you have any concern request an ultrasound or even mammogram!
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