In Limbo

Hi all

80 year old. Diagnosed with breast cancer (lump). Booked in for surgery and Sentinel procedure last Thursday. Day before surgery, operation cancelled. Anaesthetist and surgeon at odds! One not prepared to administer General (considered to be high risk) and the other not prepared to go ahead with a Local. Lymph nodes are clear. Over a week later, no communication - just left in limbo!

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  • An anaesthetic review with a consultant anaesthetist is probably the best thing for you, they may go ahead local and sedation,  deep seated breast surgery is really uncomfortable l have had a local for something that should have been a general anaesthetic. They started the surgery then said oh it's deeper than l thought by then its the end of the day and the anaesthetist has left. 
    l just had to get on with it, they gave more local, but it's made me a bit nervous of local procedures. But sedation makes all the difference as you are almost asleep the drugs they give can make you forget the surgery. 
     They can  do hip replacement by local now. Many operations are now available to elderly patients due to sedation and local. 
    lm sorry you have been left in limbo you could ring the consultants secretary and ask what's next, they are good at getting answers for you. I hope you have your surgery soon. 
    take care 

    Susie 

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  • An anaesthetic review with a consultant anaesthetist is probably the best thing for you, they may go ahead local and sedation,  deep seated breast surgery is really uncomfortable l have had a local for something that should have been a general anaesthetic. They started the surgery then said oh it's deeper than l thought by then its the end of the day and the anaesthetist has left. 
    l just had to get on with it, they gave more local, but it's made me a bit nervous of local procedures. But sedation makes all the difference as you are almost asleep the drugs they give can make you forget the surgery. 
     They can  do hip replacement by local now. Many operations are now available to elderly patients due to sedation and local. 
    lm sorry you have been left in limbo you could ring the consultants secretary and ask what's next, they are good at getting answers for you. I hope you have your surgery soon. 
    take care 

    Susie 

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