Waiting for a date for mastectomy

Hello

So sorry that you have to go through this. I had a single mastectomy without reconstruction and found the recovery surprisingly not too bad. I did not have a toddler to run around after though!

I was feeling ok after a week and back to most activities at the two week mark. I had a physio show me some exercises to do to get full movement back in my arm (I had 8 nodes removed as well) and did these daily. It feels very tight for some time and the exercises are very important  to free up the area.

We are all a bit different with how we recover but your surgeon should be able to give you some idea of what to expect. I would say you will need some help for at least a couple of weeks.

I went through the private system but have heard very good things about the public system. I have a friend who had an excellent experience in the public system with immediate reconstruction too. 

Wishing you all the best for your surgery and hope this experience is soon behind you. This network is a terrific place for support. Take care. Deanne xxx