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Oh well, I still dont know
After my inoperable tumors went thru 5 months of chemo, I finally had a mastectomy just before xmas on 20th December. The breast nurse had assured me that all would be revealed after the mastectomy, i...
@Sister
I'm surprised they told you this over the phone! I was told face to face with a lot of drawings that looked like a pre-schooler had done (not dissing my surgeon in her specialty of surgery, in case she ever reads this, but she certainly can't draw). What a disappointment for you too. I'm expecting more pain, but if you've gotta sit around with a bag of drains you may as well be doing it with painkillers. I wish that more explaining was done beforehand regarding the likelihood of another operation.
I'm surprised they told you this over the phone! I was told face to face with a lot of drawings that looked like a pre-schooler had done (not dissing my surgeon in her specialty of surgery, in case she ever reads this, but she certainly can't draw). What a disappointment for you too. I'm expecting more pain, but if you've gotta sit around with a bag of drains you may as well be doing it with painkillers. I wish that more explaining was done beforehand regarding the likelihood of another operation.