Lumpectomy

I seemed to be ok with the second op...it was daysurg...ive always tried to stay positive on the outside but i really think im sressing on the inside ........ now with christmas all my boys are doing their own thing...i think more about this journey...i thought everything was fine...ive had no complications...now ive been called up after my radiotherapy planning to find i have a large seroma that needs to be drained first...
When is your 2nd op...hoping you are ok xxx

Thanks for your response @Chelley59..good to hear that it was successful second time around with a clear margin. I’m really struggling with facing the second op at the moment, hoping for the best x

Louise J ...yes they did get a clear margin second time round for me...i was told the first procedure was more so to see what we were dealing with rather than to get it all...infact thats when they found a small invasive ductal ca ...keep us in the loop...hope all goes well x

Thanks @Giovanna_BCNA... it is frustrating. I thought it would be clear so still trying to get my head around it. Thanks for the support here. 

Hello @"Louise J"
How frustrating having to go back for more surgery.  I hope all goes well for you next week.
Take care

@Chelley59 did they get the clear margins second time round? I’m due to go back in next week and not confident about it at all as its DCIS that does not have clear margin. I had clear margins on the Tumour though. 

Hi ladies
I couldnt tell you if your doing it too much but only do it 15mins at a time. Wow i cant believe how long they leave you for swelling. I see my surgeon wed so will be interesting to see what she says. I hope the pain lessons for all of us soon.
Xxx Trikki2 

@JulieSav I thought maybe I had overdone my stretch exercises but the doc said my nerve endings had just woken up, hence the pain, and the swelling was the usual course of things. My surgeon however has told me that the only things I am allowed to do for the first two weeks is my stretches and some very short walks. Other than the vacuuming and washing the dishes and making my bed and cleaning the toilet, I am doing exactly as he says.

@Blossom1961 must have been the night for it.  The pain woke me up about 4am so I checked the swelling was no worse and got relief with the ice pack.  Lying on my bed now as it is painful again, maybe I’m doing to much??  

@JulieSav Mine hurts more as the day progresses as well. By evening I am ready to put it to rest. I am now twelve days post op. Last night I couldn't seem to get comfortable but I had fits of sleep. The swelling bothers me more than the pain as it is impossible to manage. The doctor says it has to look like a balloon before they get concerned.