Die Infektion

Just when I thought I was out of the woods, I get smacked down with another thing. As many of you know, a month ago I had my top surgery which a few weeks later resulted in a large seroma that I needed to go have drained. A few days ago, the fluid started filling one part of my chest and became so painful that I went into one of the hospital medical buildings in order to get some sort of treatment. 145ml more was pulled out of the right side of my chest, relieving some of the pain. 

As I headed to see the doctor I had the feeling this wasn't another seroma. It was hot to the touch and the redness around the drainage site wasn't lessening, it was getting worse. By the time I got to the doctor and snapped this photo it had swollen even more and was almost unbearably painful. I couldn't lay on my side. Even lifting my arm hurt. The opening where fluid was leaking out from was the spot where they put the drain in on the right side. That drain got clogged a few days before they were due to remove it, but the fluid was leaking out of it. I probably caught the infection from the tube being clogged, despite it looking okay when they fully removed the drain.

When I got into her office, she took a look at it and right away told me its an infection and thankfully not another seroma. I was both relieved and upset. An infection. Another issue. Why couldn't this just go smoothly for me? She told me the other side was looking great and I was too aside from the infection. She assured me that I would heal normally. She prescribed antibiotics and told me plenty of rest, fluids and that she would see me back in a week. 

It's got me really tired, most of the time all I want to do is sleep, but I know my body needs more than sleep to fight this off. I can feel the fluid starting to build again and I can't stand it. I just want things to go back to normal so I can return to my life, return to work. I don't regret having the surgery, it's what I really wanted and needed, I'm just frustrated by the setbacks, you know? I didn't think that things would be this complicated. It actually has me worrying about bottom surgery since that is a far more delicate and intricate procedure. Thankfully, that's not for at least a year.