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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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After my lumpectomy, @Cruiser - It was suggested that I not drive for a week or 2 .... but the only way we were going to get from Sydney to home was by me driving ...... so, 3-4 days after surgery, I very carefully drove 4hrs home with my husband (who has dementia) with a break for lunch half way. If you have an automatic car with power steering, it is easier to get back to driving - both ours are manuals & our 'every day car' is not power assisted steering, making it harder again! :(
The bumps in the highway/roads were the real issue, 'specially once 'at home' as our roads are not the best! :( I soon knew every bump on every road & used my free hand to hold my boob in place as I went over it, to prevent it from bouncing - which was REALLY sore, if it bounced!! The 'range of movement' that you will have after the surgery, will all depend on the amount of tissue removed & where from & how you recover/repair initially. Better not to do it too early if the pain is strong, as it could lead to other issues. Make haste slowly. Work will have to wait for you in this instance xx
The dye will be for the Sentinel Node test - to identify the nodes that your tumour drains to - mine were removed from the same incision that my tumour was in - so I don't have a 2nd scar. They usually take the closest 2-3. Mine was done the day before my surgery. Some surgeons do it on the same day.
Re how long you will be working from home ...... how long is a piece of string? You will know when you are ready to return to work. A lot of the 'stress' involved with BC surgery/treatment - is the mental side of it! It really does knock us about a bit. It mucks with our brain. As you go thru the various treatments, there may be side effects. Some fly thru everything. Most have some side effects with chemo. There are fewer side effects with rads - more tiredness/fatigue and possible skin breakdown.
Take care xx
The bumps in the highway/roads were the real issue, 'specially once 'at home' as our roads are not the best! :( I soon knew every bump on every road & used my free hand to hold my boob in place as I went over it, to prevent it from bouncing - which was REALLY sore, if it bounced!! The 'range of movement' that you will have after the surgery, will all depend on the amount of tissue removed & where from & how you recover/repair initially. Better not to do it too early if the pain is strong, as it could lead to other issues. Make haste slowly. Work will have to wait for you in this instance xx
The dye will be for the Sentinel Node test - to identify the nodes that your tumour drains to - mine were removed from the same incision that my tumour was in - so I don't have a 2nd scar. They usually take the closest 2-3. Mine was done the day before my surgery. Some surgeons do it on the same day.
Re how long you will be working from home ...... how long is a piece of string? You will know when you are ready to return to work. A lot of the 'stress' involved with BC surgery/treatment - is the mental side of it! It really does knock us about a bit. It mucks with our brain. As you go thru the various treatments, there may be side effects. Some fly thru everything. Most have some side effects with chemo. There are fewer side effects with rads - more tiredness/fatigue and possible skin breakdown.
Take care xx