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Surgery in the morning
Well, it's time! It's been 3 and a half weeks since I saw the surgeon - feels like a year ago. Fingers crossed the nodes are clear and the tumour hasn't grown much in a month so that this surgery wil...
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Hope all goes well and I was in 4 days as didn't do so well post anesthetic, I had bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction. Since you are already in...some tips when home. I lived in stretch bike shorts and big Tshirts and gave the undies a miss as it was easier going to the loo and since sitting so much no cutting into your arse. I had a chair in the bathroom to sit my 4 drainage bags on outside the shower and backup if I got dizzy...which I did frequently. Panadol osteo 3 times daily provided better pain management than normal panadol 4 hourly, plus some stronger stuff if a lot of pain, which I needed also. If constipated can't recomnend movichol more strongly and it can be bought over the counter and possibly glycerol suppository to get the 1st brick out...it was the bain of my life post surgery. Nuts also help the bowel to get moving. Take care. Kath x