Breast lumpectomy and node removal op

hi to anyone due to have this op

i had mine yesterday. Got there for 7:30 am. Changed into gown, dressing gown nd slippers. Had bp nd temp done met consultant, anaesthetist. Had breast marked up then radioactive injection (to help them find nodes during op- negates the need for the blue dye). 

Then the wait to go. There were 4 of us for the same op so we pulled up chairs nd sat and chatted. 

I went for op at 1:30. Woke up in resus then taken back to room (no bed in room just a chair)5:00pm. Bp and temp. Cup of tea nd toast. Approx hr later told could go home. 

I have no pain ( I am taking 2 paracetamol 4hrly). I slept well last night. I can move arm freely etc and had no problems getting dressed or moving around. 

I am waiting now for the district nurse coming to check me over. At the moment there is no bruising and very little swelling. 

All the staff were brilliant I can not fault them. 

If you too are to have this op I can honestly say it was no where near as bad as I had built it up in my mind. As always it is the waiting that is the worst. 

Good luck to those due to have this and try not to worry   

Take. Care

Sandra x

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  • Good luck for today! Couldn't get ombre done today, her delivery hadn't arrived, soooo I've booked it in for the Thursday after I finish rads, my reward!
  • Thanks I’ll update when I get back. 

    Worth the wait will look brill. 

    Well I managed t get my steristrips off. After yet another 2 showers the ends lifted. Started off standing up but u were right best done sitting down. TBH they actually came off slowly but no bother. Mind u I did go a bit clammy and lightheaded when finished so needed t lie down - it passsed quickly ( prob cos was holding my breath lol).

    1 quite long scar under underarm ( but very thin) chuffed t bits with the one on my breast- I had 2 lumps about 6 cm apart- they have only done 1 incision around the edge of my areole (darker area around my nipple) so actually very difficult to see scar. Bit of yellow bruising but minimal. At the min very little difference in look but was advised at pre  op that this will prob happen but as it heals the tissue taken will b more obvious.

    So hope I get good news today...then hopefully onwards and upwards.

    take care x

     

  • Sounds very similar to mine although I have a scar across the left side about half way down, it's about 2 ins long. I already had scarring from the biopsies I had so it was never going to look fantastic but it is fading a little now. Have the say the one under my Arm has healed faster and looks better. Didn't look great to begin with but flattened off really well and is fading nicely. A certain type of oil has probably helped I think! Well done you for getting the dressings off!! Got to give credit to my surgeon, my boobs (are we allowed to call them that on here?!) look pretty similar, I did ask him to see what he could do to sort that and he has! I had two areas removed the same as you and it's not obvious that anything has been removed. Whether that will change over time and post rads is anyone's guess. Start moisturising ready for rads now and hope it's great news when you have finished at the hospital today!
  • Hi 

    clinic was running 3 hrs behind!  Just back now (wellnin pub t have food)

    Great news clear margins and lymph nodes yeayyyy  

    have t wait for appt through post for oncologist. Then stat RT. Sand will get appt in next 6/8 wks brill will b having at Xmas....sigh. 

    X

  • That's brilliant news! Not so good with the dates tho'! I got my appointment for the ct scan the same day as I saw the Oncologist, there was a cancellation. Might just about get the actual zaps done before Xmas maybe depending how efficient your oncology unit is. But fantastic news, it's in short supply right now it seems.
  • Are you getting ,AI's or Tamoxifen as well?

  • Hi back home now( from pub)

    I have been given Letrozole to start taking (for 5 yrs)

    I go back t see my consultant in 6 mths time.

    I’m to have a bone scan ( Dexa scan) it checks bone density so they can monitor for osteoporosis due to meds. 

    Other than that waiting for appt from different hospital t see oncologist 

     

    feels s a good day :-)

     

    take care x

     

  • That's absolutely amazing news! Mine was the same - clear margins & nodes. They put me on tamoxifen 3 weeks after op then radiation 4 weeks after op. Didn't understand that one. Made more sense to start tamoxifen after treatment. I've been lucky as haven't put on any weight with it. All the blogs I read said they gained weight with tamoxifen.  I really hope its ok for you both.

  • I'm on Tamoxifen for two years then onto an AI. I've had problems with my bone density recently hence the Tamoxifen, don't lose bone mass on that apparently. OK so far, had the dose adjusted to 10mg twice a day rather than just one tablet so I could cope with the mood swings. Like JBains, weight stable at the mo, trying hard to keep it that way. Good day, yep!
  • Ah I’m chuffed jbains 

    my daughters colleague had pre cancerous cells in margins and nodes so needs a 2 nd op bless - but it made Me b prepped just in case.

    take care x