How long does the blue dye last?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Booked for lumpectomy and sentinel node next Monday, any advice, tips, welcomed.
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Sorry this is a bit late. I went looking for "how long the blue dye lasted for". My surgery was end Feb 2020 and my nipple is still blue. And more swollen than the other one. It took 2 or 3 jumping on and off the table and lots of massage before the node scan was adequate. I found the hookwire very uncomfortable. I had expected the local anaesthetic to prevent the pain of the wire but apparently they could not inject deep enough for the site of my cancer so the last bit hurt.