This paper presents a reflection of my journey as a patient following a breast
abscess. As an experienced community nurse with a specialist interest in tissue
viability, we daily assess a range of different wound types and are adept at early
identification and management of an infected wound. We instinctively know which
dressing type to use to manage localised wound infection and slough and reduce
pain for patients; however, when the nurse becomes the patient with a wound and
has welcomed a new born child into the world, we can suddenly lose the specialist
knowledge. This paper reflects on a journey I recently experienced.
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