Advice for caregiver
Hi all
My partner is scheduled for single mastectomy and implant next week. Looking for advice-tips on what type of things I can expect, what can I do to prepare for after surgery and what I can do to help her though the recovery period?
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Hi @hotch and welcome to Breastcancer.org,
We're so sorry for the reasons that bring you here, but we're really glad you've found us. You're sure to find our incredible community a wonderful source of advice, information, encouragemet, and support — we're all here for you and your partner!
Here's some great resources from our site to get you started:
We hope this helps! We're sure others will be by soon to weigh in with their thoughts and experiences. In the meantime, let us know if there's anything else we can do to help!
—The Mods
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I had a single mastectomy but no reconstruction. Because of only having a single-it was just the one arm that I couldn’t raise above my shoulder- the other arm I could. I ordered some bath wipes off of Amazon and used those the first several days after surgery instead of trying to negotiate showering & drains. Having a couple sweatshirts or sweaters with pockets to put the drains in worked well. Button front pajamas. Extra pillows. The first several nights I sleep part of night in my bed & part in recliner.
You can’t lift anything for awhile- so help with laundry is needed, grocery shopping, vacuuming, lifting pots or larger pans. Help washing hair. Some friends brought dinner for me & my family for the first several days, which was so helpful.
Overall my recovery went much better and faster than I expected 😀 Hopefully your partners will too.
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Hi again @hotch — we're just checking in to see how your partner's surgery went and how the recovery is going? Anything else we can help with right now?
Thinking of you both!
—The Mods
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Thanks for sharing Ann. It was very helpful and appreciate the warm words.
Couple days out and so far, so good.
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