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Hi everyone, I was called in for a follow up at the Breastscreen clinic in Canberra in early January 2019 and officially diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma grade 1 shortly after. Waiting around ...
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Hi @Cruiser,
Welcome lovely. Always valuable information and lots of support from everybody no matter the time of day or night. No one else can understand that shock and white hot fear of a cancer diagnosis like someone who's been there. The ups and downs of emotions are why we call it the rollercoaster. You swing from Yep I got this, to cloudy fog of doom and a flood of tears within minutes.
You will need someone with you for 24 hours after surgery or they won't let you out of hospital anyway. I had node removal as well but I think if was just the lumpectomy I would have been ok on my own after a couple of days. Depends how you handle anaesthetic as well.
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I just took to hospital the bare minimum, you don't really need all that much, plus I missed the first 24 hours as anaesthetic and I do not mix so I just slept.
Button up nightie or pj's, phone, ipad, books or whatever to keep yourself amused. Basic toiletries. I took one bra but that was pointless. I didn't wear one for a week and a half at least. The little crop top ones from best and less are very soft and comfortable once you can wear them. Cheap too.
One thing that shocked me was the tears when I woke up day 3 post op. Uncontrollable. Which was rather embarrasing considering I was in the ward that I work in. Apparently this is quite normal after surgery and anaesthetic....no one told me that until it happened. I ended up with my boss sitiing on the end of my bed trying to calm the tears and telling me it was perfectly normal and would pass. It did within a couple of hours.
If you are more comfortable at home (who wouldn't be) can someone stay at your place for a couple of days?
Big hugs
xoxoxoxo
Welcome lovely. Always valuable information and lots of support from everybody no matter the time of day or night. No one else can understand that shock and white hot fear of a cancer diagnosis like someone who's been there. The ups and downs of emotions are why we call it the rollercoaster. You swing from Yep I got this, to cloudy fog of doom and a flood of tears within minutes.
You will need someone with you for 24 hours after surgery or they won't let you out of hospital anyway. I had node removal as well but I think if was just the lumpectomy I would have been ok on my own after a couple of days. Depends how you handle anaesthetic as well.
.
I just took to hospital the bare minimum, you don't really need all that much, plus I missed the first 24 hours as anaesthetic and I do not mix so I just slept.
Button up nightie or pj's, phone, ipad, books or whatever to keep yourself amused. Basic toiletries. I took one bra but that was pointless. I didn't wear one for a week and a half at least. The little crop top ones from best and less are very soft and comfortable once you can wear them. Cheap too.
One thing that shocked me was the tears when I woke up day 3 post op. Uncontrollable. Which was rather embarrasing considering I was in the ward that I work in. Apparently this is quite normal after surgery and anaesthetic....no one told me that until it happened. I ended up with my boss sitiing on the end of my bed trying to calm the tears and telling me it was perfectly normal and would pass. It did within a couple of hours.
If you are more comfortable at home (who wouldn't be) can someone stay at your place for a couple of days?
Big hugs
xoxoxoxo