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Breast lumpectomy and node removal op

Sandra123
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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

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Thank you, Sandra. Yes the highs and lows are part of life and thankfully the lows pass! I felt the same as you after op - first thing I did the next morning was to check I could move my arm & was in shopping centre the next day. I am very thankful for daughters  - mine is soon to be 18 and was with me 90% of the time. Emotionally very important to have someone there during treatment. I now love being on my own for "me" time as well. Am going to attempt a temporary contract locally - last day of employment was Jan! Life does move on and being thankful for what we have is important. You take care and anytime pls message.xx

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Blimey day 5 exercises not half crank it up:-/

    Done them but lifting straight arms up above my head stopped me in my tracks t make sure I was reading them right... I was. 

    Anywhose... I’m doing them nd t b fair once I got started I was ok nd I did wash nd dry my hair no bother after - but I for a moment I did think .... really!

  • Offline in reply to rileyroo
    Yes agree with rileyroo - it does get better.x
  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    Thanks for encouragement ladies:-)

    Just seemed a bit of a jump from do not lift elbows above shoulders to lift hands up nd touch the sky lol. 

    I can do it...but can not half feel the pull. 

    Oh well - and reach and reach and reach:-)

    x

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123

    You'll probably find that you'll be doing them one day and suddenly realise that it doesn't hurt anymore. Just as a bonus, noticed my are slightly less saggy than before. 

    Dread to think what state the left one will be in when the rt lot have done. Roll on 25 October when it's done. 

  • Offline in reply to rileyroo

    R u having more work done Rileyroo?

     

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123
    Radiotherapy starts next week. I see the bs again next August. Depending on how the the rt turns out, I might be lwooking at some type of reconstruction. Bcn seemed to think it was quite likely that this would be the case altho she said it is my decision, stating the obvious, obviously.
  • Offline in reply to rileyroo

    Ah.

    Hey u will b finished and sorted and done RT wise for Christmas then (oh for the good ol days when done for Christmas just meant yr shopping was done)!

    Depending on how quick they r for me there is a fair chance I will b still having my RT.... sigh. Already getting invites for Xmas meals etc but have no idea where I’ll b at so can’t book anything. But hey means to an end as they say.

    just wondering I understand they tattoo the mark up points - going with each persons is different but are the tats dots or bigger than that. 

    Good luck for next week me dear let us know how things go. 

    Keep well in mind and body

    Sandra x

  • Offline in reply to Sandra123
    They prefer to put permanent ones on where I have the misfortune to go. I didn't want them at all and said so but anyway, I've ended up with two small dots which look like pen dots. That was the concession they made, I gather they prefer something a bit bigger normally. I think it also depends on which part of your breast is being treated as to how many they want to put on. Scientific it isn't. A needle and a bottle of ink, just how jailbirds do theirs, yay! They didn't like that particular comment needless to say. Your treatment centre sounds much more enlightened tho, I understand that some centres can put the kind on which show up under ultra violet light but can't be seen otherwise, much more civilised.

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