Pumping after breast surgery

chunkymonkey887

Long story short I had to have surgery on my areola, it got infected and turned in to gangrene. I can't bf my 7 month old dd on that side so I have to pump. Problem is I can't get the pump to suction on over the dressing. Taking the dressing off I can get the pump to attach but it pulls on the surgical site and is very painful . Any ideas on how to make this work? I'm getting really engorged on that side and am extremely uncomfotable.