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I now have a date for surgery - 20 March
Quote_Queen_67 OK, so I now have a date for surgery - 20th March, which is soon. Feeling good that it's sooner rather than later but apprehensive too. Realising I won't feel the same when I come...
@Quote_Queen_67 Is this a date for a double mastectomy? Are you having immediate reconstruction?
Front opening pjs or nightgown are vital. A long cord for recharging your devices, sometimes those powerpoints are a long way away. If you have a particular fondness for tea, take your own tea bags. A shawl/scarf/pashmina. Some of the hospital rooms can be really chilly. Slip on shoes so you don't have to bend to faff about with laces or buckles. Blu Tack to stick up cards or pictures. Snacks (healthy or otherwise!) for in between meal nibbling, or to help with nasty tastes in your mouth that medications can sometimes give you.
If you're having a recon, this is an excellent list. Worth reading even if you're not:
https://www.reclaimyourcurves.org.au/information-sheets.html
Best of luck, K xox
Front opening pjs or nightgown are vital. A long cord for recharging your devices, sometimes those powerpoints are a long way away. If you have a particular fondness for tea, take your own tea bags. A shawl/scarf/pashmina. Some of the hospital rooms can be really chilly. Slip on shoes so you don't have to bend to faff about with laces or buckles. Blu Tack to stick up cards or pictures. Snacks (healthy or otherwise!) for in between meal nibbling, or to help with nasty tastes in your mouth that medications can sometimes give you.
If you're having a recon, this is an excellent list. Worth reading even if you're not:
https://www.reclaimyourcurves.org.au/information-sheets.html
Best of luck, K xox