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Surgery after effects
Hi All, I had a mastectomy of my left breast on the 7th September. I also had a sentinel node biopsy which came out negative. My drain tubes were removed by the 15th September. I was initially relieve...
I was naughty after my second mastectomy in November I was hanging Xmas lights on my front gutters with my drain bag over my shoulder which I put my cable ties and scissors in.... quite handy really as I was sick of sitting around!!! . Couldn't lift my arm past 90 degrees so was a good girl there so predominately used my left arm. I'm left handed anyway so that was fine. But as long as you have the seroma under control 2.to 4 weeks should be fine. Fingers crossed no chemo or rads for you too lovey. Talk to your gp oncol or surgeon about pain relief alternatives ❤️Margie