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Jillmam
6 years agoMember
Anaesthetic for lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has experience of local or regional anaesthesia for wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy? I have invasive lobular which on core biopsy was(is) triple positi...
suburbangirl
6 years agoMember
Hi @Jillmam, I had a general anaesthetic for my procedures, and under the circumstances was grateful. This is something you would need to discuss with your surgeon and anaesthetist, especially if you have health diagnoses that may mean one is preferred over the other. (I understand local or regional anaesthetics can sometimes be patchy, and not give the best result.)
Best wishes to you!
Best wishes to you!