Hello All!
Just checking in to share some cheery news - Not.
I decided not to continue this topic in my Tecfidera thread.
Saw surgeon again yesteday. He confimed what I suspected, Rx ointment wound care surgeon gave me 2 wks ago has not helped at all and site reaction "wound" is not healing. I need surgery again - much more extensive this time.
Initial debridement surgery left me with a whole in my rear about the size of a pingpong ball. This time surgeon put thumbs and index fingers of both hands together to form an ellipse shape which he estimates to be the outer dimensions of the new surgical hole which he now says needs to create to be sure to get to viable tissue. He didn't say how deep and I didn't think to ask. I suspect surgeon would tell me he doesn't know how deep. Last time he said he had to go deeper than he anticipated.
I am to see plastic surgeon on Wed. Surgeon told me in large part this next surgery depends on what plastic surgeon says he can do [my BMI is 16ish]. Back in 2009 when I had serious site reaction on my arm, I was sent to same plastic surgeon for consult and he said there wasn't sufficient tissue to do anything.
This time, I don't think plastic surgeon is going to say they can't do anything. Instead, I expect his recommendation is going to be some pretty awful surgery.
As soon as I have seen the plastic surgeon, I will leave town for my consult with Neurologist at MS Center. Initial reason for this consult was for MS treatment decisions. I suspect this active injection site reaction will further complicate that topic.
At least I am very grateful that I am rather symptomless when it comes to my MS - just being eatten alive by the treatment. To think I haven't had a B shot since last September!
I may not be back here for a couple of weeks. Thanks for "listening".
Best wishes to all for a good weekend,
lawnerd
Just checking in to share some cheery news - Not.
I decided not to continue this topic in my Tecfidera thread.
Saw surgeon again yesteday. He confimed what I suspected, Rx ointment wound care surgeon gave me 2 wks ago has not helped at all and site reaction "wound" is not healing. I need surgery again - much more extensive this time.
Initial debridement surgery left me with a whole in my rear about the size of a pingpong ball. This time surgeon put thumbs and index fingers of both hands together to form an ellipse shape which he estimates to be the outer dimensions of the new surgical hole which he now says needs to create to be sure to get to viable tissue. He didn't say how deep and I didn't think to ask. I suspect surgeon would tell me he doesn't know how deep. Last time he said he had to go deeper than he anticipated.
I am to see plastic surgeon on Wed. Surgeon told me in large part this next surgery depends on what plastic surgeon says he can do [my BMI is 16ish]. Back in 2009 when I had serious site reaction on my arm, I was sent to same plastic surgeon for consult and he said there wasn't sufficient tissue to do anything.
This time, I don't think plastic surgeon is going to say they can't do anything. Instead, I expect his recommendation is going to be some pretty awful surgery.
As soon as I have seen the plastic surgeon, I will leave town for my consult with Neurologist at MS Center. Initial reason for this consult was for MS treatment decisions. I suspect this active injection site reaction will further complicate that topic.
At least I am very grateful that I am rather symptomless when it comes to my MS - just being eatten alive by the treatment. To think I haven't had a B shot since last September!
I may not be back here for a couple of weeks. Thanks for "listening".
Best wishes to all for a good weekend,
lawnerd
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