Breast Care Nurses

Hi Leila, I was lucky enough to be diagnosed through Breast screen and the nurses there contacted the McGrath nurse on my behalf but because I was having my surgery out of my local area my McGrath nurse would be contacting me after my surgery. She did in fact contact me prior to surgery and she had ordered my my journey kit and the berlei bra and I had them ready to go for hospital. I had looked into the drain bags that everyone had been telling me about (had heard that they are provided by breast care nurse or McGrath nurses) and had also looked into the zonta pillows (u shaped pillows that you put over your arm and it acts as a pillow between your arm and breast and can be ordered free of charge through zonta.org.au)and decided to wait until after my pre-admission at the hospital. Pre-admission I met my breast care nurse who was attached to the hospital and what a gem she is!!! So helpful, attention to the smallest details, full of information, helpful advice and even able to give me further information about sentinel node mapping and biopsy!!! She also told me she would see me on the day of surgery and would have a drain bag for me and a zonta pillow. So it may be that your hospital has a breast care nurse attached that you will be introduced to - perhaps you could phone them to find out and put your mind at rest. All the best. Xx Cath