pre-mastectomy L-Dex

Newwingstoo​ I haven't had a mastectomy but I had a lumpectomy and sentinel nodes removed. Three of four lymph nodes had cancer so I was booked in for removal of more lymph nodes. 

I met my breast care nurse before the second surgery and she did the L-Dex measurement on an ImpediMed Sozo machine. It involved me standing barefoot on a little machine and holding on to its hand rests for about 30 seconds. It didn't hurt and wasn't invasive in anyway. She showed me the results on an ipad and said that was my baseline for fluid, it looked fine, and that ideally I would have had it before the first surgery but all signs had pointed to no lymph node involvement. 

I had the second surgery on Tuesday and am thankful they have those measurements recorded. I will get to stand on the little machine again early January and then they will be able to monitor me in the future so that they can intervene if required.

Of all the tests and scans it was by far the easiest one and it's given me reassurance that it will pick up any little changes that I might not notice until they become physically apparent.