Freaking out about Mastectomy
Hi Everyone, So, My surgery is booked for 27th March, which is next
Monday. I had no choice, Right mastectomy. The surgeon suggested immediate recon with air inflatable tissue
expander to be repl...
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Hi there - ditto to all the comments above - I was also high grade dcis - had a lumpectomy as biopsy was not conclusive and still ended up with mastectomy as the area was so large... better to be safe than sorry...
painkillers, and sleeping will be the two things you will need to consider if you are going away ... if you can manage it it will probably do you the world of good .. I slept propped up with lots of pillows for several weeks...
you may may want to join the closed group on the network for "Choosing Breast Reconstruction" as you may find some more specific info on your recovery helpful.
@alpal can you give some info re airexpander recovery?
all the best
Chris
painkillers, and sleeping will be the two things you will need to consider if you are going away ... if you can manage it it will probably do you the world of good .. I slept propped up with lots of pillows for several weeks...
you may may want to join the closed group on the network for "Choosing Breast Reconstruction" as you may find some more specific info on your recovery helpful.
@alpal can you give some info re airexpander recovery?
all the best
Chris