Question about wiring the breastbone

[Lynlw]

I'm absolutely clueless when it comes to foundations and concealer and such. Clueless. If I tried any coverup makeup, I'd probably just look like I fell into a vat of pancake batter . Now that would be discreet .

BUT they wouldn't notice your scar lol I wish I could put that winking guy here...pretend I did

 

[Cooker]

we already know you are a bit off center, but I don't think they can off-center the ladies' sternums.

Are your ribs off-center? Are they not joined together dead center? How can your scar be off-center? Splain please.

Ann,

I don't know But it seems to slightly left of center. Maybe my left **** is bigger and it just seems that way

 

[Marguerite53]

OMG Cooker! You are incorrigible!!

Sona. Isn't it amazing how fast a thread can get hijacked into something else? We've gone completely from tying up the sternum to scars. Speaking of which, one of our members is looking to have laser treatment for his/her scar. When that result comes in I'm going to start a no-holds-barred scar discussion so we can get it all in one place!

FWIW my scar was at first quite perfect and tiny at 5 inches. I think the white line was actually surfacing. Then it just started to get pinker and fatter and shinier and I assumed it was part of the healing process. I did not know anything about silicone gel treatments which might have helped. I tried lotions and vitamin E but they burned. I got a cortizone shot and it hurt like the dickens and didn't do very much in the long run, nor was it appealing to me to have more shots.

SO! My latest "solution" is to conceal it. I tried pasty concealers, but they just kind of built up on the situation and they felt wierd. It is still so tender that I hate using pressure on it. There are new mineral based powders for women. Bare Escentuals has info-mercials on all the time. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!!! I actually think it is helping the skin to heal. It does not really conceal it, rather it takes the shine off of it and blends it into my natural tone and it's quick and easy to do. The powder comes in a little jar with a cap. You shake a wee bit of powder into the cap. Then you swirl their cool little fat brush into the powder, shake off the excess and swirl it into the area over and over and over gently and quickly. Then I take a makeup sponge and pick up the extra around the edges so that it doesn't get on my clothes. Many companies are making these mineral powders. Neutrogena might be a great place to go, too. Anyway, SusanBAV please give them a try. Taking the shine off really helps it dissolve into your own skin. And it isn't irritating (at least not for ultra-sensitive me).

Good thread, Sona!!!

Marguerite

 

[Cooker]

OMG Cooker! You are incorrigible!!

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1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
2. impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child; incorrigible hair.
3. firmly fixed; not easily changed: an incorrigible habit.
4. not easily swayed or influenced: an incorrigible optimist.
?noun 5. a person who is incorrigible.


Have I been complimented or slammed??? I don?t know if I should pout or poke out my left of center chest.

Pick a number

 

[sonavogel]

Have I been complimented or slammed???

Cooker, I'm not sure the alternative wouldn't be worse: Would you rather be corrigible? Puts me in mind of a cardboard box.

Sona. Isn't it amazing how fast a thread can get hijacked into something else? We've gone completely from tying up the sternum to scars

Absolutely, Marguerite--threads often seem to take on a life of their own, particularly when they're not posing an immediate, urgent need for info.

What do you think happened to change (or halt) the progress your wound/scar was making? And how would silicon gel have helped the situation at that time; do you know?

I am astonished that so many people felt "burned" by vitamin E oil; I always thought it was such a soothing topical therapy, like aloe vera and such. Interesting.

Oh--and Bare Escentials (sp?) is wonderful.

 

[Susan BAV]

Thanks Marguerite - I printed off that info and will look into it. I think the shine of the scar is a lot of the problem.

 

[Lynlw]

Thanks Marguerite - I printed off that info and will look into it. I think the shine of the scar is a lot of the problem.

I have heard this companies mineral makeup is very nice and they sell small samples for a couple dollars so you could try a few shades without spending alot http://www.lumierecosmetics.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=13&pg=1

 

[hensylee]

Cooker - #4

 

[Cooker]

Ann,

((((((((HUG)))))))))

Cooker - #4

 

[Marguerite53]

You just don't know, until you walk the walk, what is going to be a big deal to you and what isn't. The whole process of going through AVR is one of having to let go of control. You couldn't control having a valve defect, you can't control when or if you will need surgery, and you can't control what complications you will or will not have. Its a hard thing to get used to, but that's the way it is. If we could control the situation, we wouldn't have had a valve problem in the first place. At least, I wouldn't have. I imagine most people feel the same way.

EXACTLY!!


AND, Cooker..........

often sounds like he wants to be definition #2 but actually is known and appreciated to be #4!

Marguerite

 

[Cooker]

EXACTLY!!


AND, Cooker..........

often sounds like he wants to be definition #2 but actually is known and appreciated to be #4!

Marguerite

I hate it when a pretty girl get my number right off the bat

(((((((((((((HUG))))))))))))))))) to you too

 

[Susan BAV]

I have heard this companies mineral makeup is very nice and they sell small samples for a couple dollars so you could try a few shades without spending alot http://www.lumierecosmetics.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=13&pg=1

Thanks Lyn; good idea!

 

[Elcarim]

I have wires and never had a problem with them. Got my first ones in 2000 and redo in 2005. Actually, second time around the wires and the scar are less noticeable.
But then, I have had two cesareans and I have heaps of stretch marks. I used to be self conscious about a mole on my back, but I don't pay it any attention these days other than getting it checked by the Dr every now and then. Before my first OHS I gave away all my low cut tops (I was 22yo). Shortly after that surgery I went out and bought a string bikini

So now I have lots of battle scars and I don't really worry about hiding them. I also have a pacemaker and all the scars from two AVRs worth of drain tubes and pacer wires. When I wear a low-cut top I just wear a necklace to take the focus off my scar.

 

[Marguerite53]

I have wires and never had a problem with them. Got my first ones in 2000 and redo in 2005. Actually, second time around the wires and the scar are less noticeable.
But then, I have had two cesareans and I have heaps of stretch marks. I used to be self conscious about a mole on my back, but I don't pay it any attention these days other than getting it checked by the Dr every now and then. Before my first OHS I gave away all my low cut tops (I was 22yo). Shortly after that surgery I went out and bought a string bikini

So now I have lots of battle scars and I don't really worry about hiding them. I also have a pacemaker and all the scars from two AVRs worth of drain tubes and pacer wires. When I wear a low-cut top I just wear a necklace to take the focus off my scar.

GOOD FOR YOU!! I would be happy to wear a necklace to take the focus off my scar, but anything brushing up against the scar really stiil hurts like the dickens. It is so raw and sensitive feeling after 15 months...that is why I have been so discouraged. It is true, though, that using this mineral make-up on it tends to coat the raw skin (on the hypertrophied scar) and make it far less sensitive; like a protective barrier, as if it's being exposed to the air is causing the discomfort. But the thought of wearing a necklace of any weight.....just can't do it. I'm hoping that the mineral product will encourage healthier skin growth. I'm also using their nightime product with extra D and other (who knows what) special minerals. It's the first thing that I've tried (these didn't work...... Vitamin E, Aloe, Silicone gel, Mederma, cortizone shot, cortizone strip) that actually feels good and helps me feel less sensitivity and calms down the look of it.

Marguerite

 

[Bina]

22 months post....and I don't like necklaces, buttons or zippers near my scar.
The top of it is very sensitive.

 

[Elcarim]

I wear the necklaces higher than the top of my scar. I also don't like things touching it. My scar is quite pale, so anything with a bit of colour draws the eyes away from it and makes it a little less confronting.

 

[Adrienne]

I'm lucky I guess because my scar is not sensitive. Since my operation I've bought a few necklaces and pendants that hide it pretty well. Then, even when the necklace moves to the side, the very fact that it's there just kind of takes people's eyes off the scar.

 

[BDMc]

I'm Wired

I'm Wired

I was grossed out initially when I ran my fingers over them. I'm fairly thin, and they were only noticeable at the very top of my sternum. Going on 23 years later, there is just a little bump. My scars are quite noticeable, but haven't been sensitive. I had staples, so maybe the glue has something to do with that. Hope those still finding their scars sensitive get some relief. I feel my scar reminds me I'm a survivor. I like Ross' quote too! All the best, Brian