Infected!

A week ago I came down. Way down.  I thought I was just feeling the effects of anesthesia, amputation, foreign objects in the body, my husband's return to work, adrenaline withdrawal,  etc.. I was having chills and sleeping all day. I was alternating tylenol and advil (no more percocet for me!!) so I never appeared to develop a fever. And then I saw it: redness surrounding the incision under my right breast. I watched it for a day, and then showed my Mom.  Together we decided I should call my doctor. She told me to outline the red area with a sharpie (we used green fine point) so we could keep track of it. Then I sent a picture via cell phone, and a few hours later, my Mom went to pick up a prescription of antibiotics. I started to feel better about 24 hours later.  The redness faded slowly, and is now only slightly pinker than my flesh. I had an appointment with my doctor yesterday, and she was very pleased with how everything looks. She also thanked my Mom and me for taking quick action on my infection.