Hi,

my diagnosis was 19ml, HER negative, ER and PR positive with level 3 lymph node involvement. I had my op on the 29th April and made the mistake of trying to get back to normal life within a week! I got rid of the drain on the 5th May so I could convalesce at a friend's place 40 miles away. It's a relief to lose the dratted drain but my armpit and right boob are very painful so I'm taking regular painkillers and lazing about doing nothing but reading, watching tv and feeding 2 dogs as and when they need it. Sleeping can be a bit of a nuisance as I can't lie on the operated side and I keep feeling horribly tired and headachey but these are all things I expected and I just wade through. I developed a mega migraine after the op but I'm prone to them so no big surprise there. 

Advice? Take it very easy, in fact be bone idle! Accept all offers of help, spoil yourself and eat food you fancy, sleep a lot and do any exercises you are given or you'll seize up  and be in more pain. 

Good luck with the procedure!

Hiya

thank you for your post

how did you find out about your lymph nodes? Was it after surgery or did you know before? 
what grade and stage were you? 
yours sounds very similar to mine

thank you for the advice on rest to recover, I'm not very good at doing nothing but will try 

Lucy x 

Hiya

thank you for your post

how did you find out about your lymph nodes? Was it after surgery or did you know before? 
what grade and stage were you? 
yours sounds very similar to mine

thank you for the advice on rest to recover, I'm not very good at doing nothing but will try 

Lucy x