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localgirl
localgirl Member Posts: 39
edited June 2014 in DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)

Hi ladies-

Was too drugged to write last night, but I am home safe and sound from my lumpectomy.  Reported to MDA at 7am, did a needle localization at 8am, then waited until about 10:30a for surgery.  I was ok right up until they started putting the IV in and were about to wheel me out, then the tears came along with the reality of it all.  remember being wheeled in and scooting myself onto the operating table and then it seems the next second they were waking me up.  Slept on and off for a couple of hours and was home by 3:30p.

Pain meds (on Darvocet since I have an allergy to codine) are just ok.  If I take 2 I can't function mentally I'm in such a fog, and only 1 pill really just takes the edge off the pain but it's bearable.  Wearing the compression bra 24/7 for the next 3 weeks sounds like fun (where's the sarcasm font!)  I ordered 2 online because the one they gave me is itchy nylon with seams running right through the nipple, I kid you not.  Who designed these things?!

Anyway, I have looked at the results a few times and I must say that I am really pleased.  The scar is about one and a half inches midway between nipple and chest wall.  I hope I'm not too swolen because I think the size difference between left and right while more noticable, is something I could totally live with, especially if it meant avoiding another surgery.

BUT, really, until the pathology comes back in 7-10 days, it's a moot point.  Fingers crossed that there's no invasion and we're moving on to radiation.  

Thanks for all of your support so far!  I'll post an update when I hear anything.

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited August 2013
    glad your home and doing well. Darvocet is a really lite pain med., so make sure you take them as you need them. oh, if you're home alone, be careful, tho..stay in bed if your woozy... prayers for good reports
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  • CrunchyPoodleMama
    CrunchyPoodleMama Member Posts: 1,220
    edited November 2010

    So glad you got through it okay and are on the road to recovery! And kudos to you for making it through the needle loc... I went through that twice and have decided I'd rather have a red-hot poker in my eye than go through that again! Hopefully there will be no microinvasion, totally clear margins, and you can put this chapter of your life behind you!!

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited November 2010

    Glad your done with your surgery and home now- I took darvecett too as i was alergic to codene too i usually took one about every 3 hrs said on label every 4 but i found this helped better and wasnt so much in lala land hope your path reports are good!

    Warm hugs!!

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  • localgirl
    localgirl Member Posts: 39
    edited November 2010

    Thanks all - good meds advice - think I may step it up toevery 3 hours since I am only taking one at a time.  Appreciate all the thoughtful replys.

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  • mellysu1022
    mellysu1022 Member Posts: 134
    edited November 2010

    Localgirl--always try to stay ahead of your pain. For the first 48 hours take what your doctor has prescribed whether you need to or not. After that time, take the meds only if needed. Here's to a speedy recovery.

    PS I am an x nurse.

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  • CTMOM1234
    CTMOM1234 Member Posts: 633
    edited November 2010

    May you have a speedy recovery localgirl and a wonderful pathology report! I was where you are nearly a year ago, and it does get so much better!

    Keep in mind that even if you have a small idc (which chances are you will not), in all likely nothing will change and you will go on to rads -- such was the case for me, and I wish someone had told me that because it would have made the initial news that I had a micro-invasion so much easier to handle.

    Once you start rads, I recommend going on that board, too; join the group for your time frame (I was March '10 group) as it really helped to have the companionship of women going through the same experiences at the same time. I never felt the tiredness that I'd been warned about with rads, and many other issues were cleared up for me by my rad.group. The hardest part about rads really is the mental, you'll read that a lot when you join the group.

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