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Maree72
2 years agoMember
@GinGin thanks for sharing, sorry you had a 3 night stay, yes 1st tie around it was in and out, with a lumpectomy and no drains, just the front closing bra, so I brought the zip up active wear style for Lorna Jane, I truly didn't want to be reminded of this, and a new button p night shirt, but alas here I am back again, and this time full lymph node clearance, as that's an area the cancer was left behind by 1st team who missed it all, oh yay! so I will be having a drain, I've been told about these bags but just now trying to think how to go about what to wear etc, as going home was easy last time, even though it was 28th Jan 2023, so stinking hot here in Brisbane, and well now we are November so stinking hot once again, but with a drain. My BC nurse is the best, and been super supportive, but hey I've now been waiting 85 days since second diagnoses of the cancer returning, back on 1st August this year, so clearly I'm like a piece of the furniture at the hospital with all my tests they have put me through. This time around I was gifted a BCNA voucher, unlike last time, so I have now got my post surgery bra, ready and waiting as it arrived today, but think ill just go with the hospital gown rather than trying to feel fancy about night wear, second time around I just feel meh as I'm not out of the woods yet, as they will need to see what the margins come back to see if I will need more surgery, I've been fighting to keep my breast, I'm not ready to loose it, up here in QLD they make you wait up to 2 years before offering you a re construction of the boob they took. (this is with in the public system) then you have to meet the silly requirements before they will do a reconstruction, very unfair system.