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How long does surgery take
Hi to all.
Just got wondering how long surgery takes for an average lumpectomy and a sentinal node biopsy.
Would you believe I have seen 4 specialist, surgeon, nurses etc and forgot to ask how l...
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Hi Kazza, I think it's about 1 1/2 hours in surgery. But there's the pre treatment such as hook wire if that's what they are doing and then the injection of dye to find your sentinel node. How long your in recovery is different for each one of us. I hope things go well for you, x