I'm going out on a limb here and starting a new thread because I did not see an April 2021 Surgery thread - hopefully I'm not just blind! :) So, my surgery is scheduled for 4/16/21 - I'm having a lumpectomy and bilateral reduction (which I am actually kind of weirdly excited about). For some reason, I'm pretty calm about…
Question for those who have had a double mastectomy... how long did it take you to fully recover? My mother is 2 weeks out since her procedure... performed on the second, released on the 5th. She has had most of her drains removed. One remains. She does still have some tightness around the stitches and some trouble…
Hi, I'm going to have bilateral mastectomy with SLNB at the end of March. I live by myself and wonder if I will be able to empty the drains myself? The nurse from the surgeon's office said I can do that so there won't be need for visiting nurse. Could you let me know your thought? Thank you!
Hello. I am curious about anyone's experience with a mastectomy or other surgical procedure at MDA in Houston. I have been assigned a surgical oncologist but I'm not sure she is the right fit for me, so I'm looking for recommendations or cautions about the surgeon you used. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to post doctor's…
Just got results back from my bilateral mastectomy and SLN biopsy, they originally told me that my lymph nodes were clear after getting back the results of the frozen section... but just found out with further testing that they weren't. Out of the 3 tested, all 3 showed something. I now have to make the decision to either…