Awaiting mastectomy and reconstruction

Hi Kazzi!

Great to hear from you. I keep forgetting to check any messages that I have on here...lol.

I'LL be having a tram flap reconstruction where the skin is taken from the abdomen and so I'll be having 3 drains in - 1 in the armpit, 1 in the breast and 1 in the abdomen. Have been told that i wont be moving much in the first 24 hours or so and having a catheter inserted as well. Never had one of those before.

Thanks for your reply and I'll update you soon. I know as the first 24 hours i'll be "zonked" a little, but Im getting my mum to bring in my laptop on the following day and getting the hospital to test it first. I dont know when i'll get back online after the operation but i hope it wont be that long after. I love this site and the facebook site I go on regularly called "adelaide breast cancer friendship group" which kind of keeps me sane and lets me vent! lol.

Cheers from Adelaide.

RH