Surgery 15Th August

Hope all went well for you, I'm  8 weeks post mastectomy of left breast..feeling ok.
Take care and wear the post op bra they provide you at the hosp., it jyst seems to keep it all in place. I was afraid to wear the bra till the nurses  insisted and im glad i did...

Thinking of you, hope all goes well.

Hi @Barney74 glad to hear that you are going ok and hopefully you get some rest now that you're home.
x

Hi ladies as far as i know surgery was good.im actually out now and home .
I had lumpectomy and some lymph nodes removed .
As for results im not sure .i see my surgeon on 31st August. 
Very sore and tender .no sleep in hospital as there taking OBS every hour.
Thanks for your kind words xx

@Barney74 hope all went well today with your surgery. Thinking of you x

Hope you are resting and all went well. Kath x

Hoping all goes well with the surgery. Cheers, Jen.

Thinking of you and hoping all has gone well today

I hope it all went well. I am 12 days past surgery and doing fine. Right mastectomy with full Lymphnode clearance.
I was only in hospital for 3 nights and although I had a PCA, I only used it once.
Had I realised it was the reason I had to be hooked up to a drip, I would have asked not to have it, as the anaethetist said it wasn't routine.
Panadol was enough as long as I took it regularly.
Showering was tricky as first until I got used to working around the drains, and I kept forgetting not to reach too far with my right arm.
The Lymphnode drain was unpleasant for the last few days as it got sore around the stitch, and my Lymphnode removal area is getting irritated but once it came out, life looked up. Pain minimal, arm works fine for most things.
The skin is healing well.
I am wearing a soft post surgery bra now and am waiting for my soft form from Berlei.
So I hope you have the same uneventful healing.
I was discharged with one drain in and the home care nurse came twice a week to check me, changed the dressings and change the bag. I did it the other days and recorded the output.
It was much easier than I thought it would be and now I am doing most of the things I would normally do.
it is nice to have an excuse to put your feet up and watch some TV with a dog on your knees in this cooler weather.

You must be starving @Barney74 ! It is an endurance test, isn't it. I sometimes I suspect that waiting serves it's own purpose as you move from 'I don't want to be here' to 'FFS, let's get it over and done with'. Hang in there. Marg XXX