Too early for April 2012 mastectomy?

OOPS , made a mistake becuase Like i said I am not in right mind now .. 

Best Wishes to Rtnyc, Doulamom, and Longislandmom... I will be with u in your pockets sending u warm hugs 

thanks for all your good wishes.  thinkiing of the rest of you ladies this week, too. praying for all of you.  can't wait for us all to be on the other side.  RTNYC - i will call or text you later in the week to see how you are doing.

I am soo stressed today.  my sister-in-law will be here @ noon to stay with the kids and my brother will be driving me and DH to the city tonight.  I need to run my sis in law around today showing her where all the kids various activities/school are etc..  off to my final grocery shop now.  need to finish packing, too.  so weird to pack for a week and not bring any bras.  i keep thinking there must be some creative use for all my 34DDD brand new bras!  an art project?  

i feel like i am walking in a dream right now.  everything feels so surreal.  

RTNYC- Longislandmom- doulamom- thoughts and prayers are with you tomorrow.

Hang in there Lisa-Marie- You will be fine.

Welcome Nightnurse and Lindab....great group of ladies here.  Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Can I crash your party? My UMX was just scheduled on Friday for tomorrow - my surgeon is moving out of state and is only in the OR for another week and a half so they squeezed me in for Monday. I just finished chemo 3 1/2 weeks ago and had a good response - so good that they were thinking I might be able to have a lumpectomy but there are still some suspicious spots on the MRI in another quadrant and, frankly, I just kind of want to be done with the "bad boob".

Since I've been scheduled so last minute, I haven't been told much about what to expect so this thread has been very helpful to me. If I have my surgery tomorrow afternoon and come home Tuesday, how many days should my husband need to stay home with me? How long before I'll be able to drive? I've never had surgery before so I don't know how I'll react. 

Best wishes to all! 

Hey All,

My prayers are with all the surgeries this week.My, how this list has grown!

I had more nasty drainage from my right drain site. The PS says to stay on the Keflex for now! My incisions look good and there is no breast redness. Infections suck! I am a worrier! Sony, I may be in the same boat as you are. Sorry that you needed another surgery!

I am almost 2 weeks out. Should I still need Hydrocodone? I feel like I am lagging behind schedule!

Nancy

NDROBY,  I think you still need hydrocodone because you still have an infection.  After that is all cleared up I bet you feel much better.

Welcome to our new group members.  We are sad/glad you are here.  I am anyway!  I can tell I am going to need you guys like never before.  I feel so alone and scared and I have a huge wonderful family!  (thinking i might be having a pity party right now so I will slap my own hand and get over it lol)     Love,  Jenny

Mamabee

I had umx 4/4no reconstruction

It is good having on Friday so hubby will be off for weekend, come out of hospital Sat. I would say you need sun, Monday if no recon. You will still need someone to do meals and shopping for the week. I did my own drains, so it can be done. Also depends on which side if that is your dominant hand, mine was not so could still do things with right hand. Also do you have kids at home, mine go to school so I didn't have to watch them. 3 days with someone still helping with dinner and shopping for week or more. Just an opinion I'm not a prof.

Hi all, I am coming up on two weeks post op and still have 2 drains (hopefully out tomorrow), still taking pain meds and muscle relaxers because everytime I don't it hurts, and my girlfriend still has to help me bathe as it is difficult to wash my hair and bend over without pain plus she changes the dressings on my drain sites under my arms.  I couldn't drive now if I wanted to.  I don't know if this is the norm but it is for me.  So, I would advise you to have help for at least a week out then everything else can wait until your hubby or other help comes home from work.  There is a good packing list on this site at http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/91/topic/699896?page=17#post_2971107

I love reading this thread everyday and find comfort that I don't have to travel this alone.  It breaks my heart to hear about tough times (ie Sony and dianarose) but glad we are doing what needs to be done to get rid of the nasty "C".  Thank you all for continuing to post and for sharing your journey.

Best wishes to this weeks ladies:

4/23 rtnyc, longislandmom, doulamom, mamabee

4/24 Lisamarie

4/25 Vegan Gal, Gma10, CityFi, Nighnurse

4/26 Karina

Sending you prayers and (((hugs)))!  See you on the other side!

Kristi

My husband and i arrived in hotel in NY. It's so peaceful and i am trying to chill. Saying goodbye to kids was so sad and stressful to me-- it's a relief to be gone. I am sooo blessed to have my sister-in-law staying with the kids all week. they love her and i am able to relax knowing that they will be cared for so that my husband can stay with me. I am truly grateful for all of your prayers and thoughts. This thread has been a lifesaver. really. thanks for sharing all of your journeys. i hope to post soon and report that it was easy peasy (as my 10 year old says!!). xxoo

kimmygal -  I know how you must feel about wearing the compression bandage.  I was in one for the UMX, got it removed and had another one put on for a few weeks after my emergency surgery to fix a bleeder 10 days after the UMX.  Everytime I did get it off, you would have thought I had won the lottery jackpot.  I was a happy dancing girl!!!!  Hope you get yours off very very soon!!!!

keoghi-  I haven't taken a shower since the morning of March 14th- day of my UMX!!!  I'm fortunate to have a bathtub that has a very wide ledge that I can sit on and get washed up a la camping style.  When bathing, I usually wear a wrap around towel that is secured with two straps and velcro.  As for the drains, I either attached them to one of those name badge necklaces or just pinned them to the wrap around towel.  As for the hair, only last night did I wash it myself in the bathroom sink.  I'm almost a month out from the ermergency surgery and have pretty good range of motion with my arms.  My DH got a lawnchair that was just the right heighth so I would sit with my back to the sink and lean my head in the sink.  He washes my hair and rinses it with the help of a small container water for me.  This is pretty relaxing.

Ladies with Sugery This Week--  I've kept up with your posts and hope each one of you can find some calm and peace before you walk through the hospital doors.  It is time to pack those overnight bags and get everything lined up to come home from your surgeries.  YOU CAN ALL DO THIS and know that you are not alone here and all of your sisters will be waiting for you on the other side.    Be kind to and patient with yourselves.  As you make your way through this week of surgery and healing, I will be on my way to chemoland, sitting in the big girl chair.  Wrapping each of you with a very warm fuzzy comfy blanket of healing prayers, support and love.  Good Luck to each of you!!!!!  [   

Hey Melrose!!!

Still glad to see your posting in here,

To the girls that's having surgery as for bring things into the hospital ,

When I was in NorthShore, I didn't need or want anything, I was in too much pain, you can bring your own toothbrush with you, but I used the one the hospital gave me, it is was like two days after the surgery,



Everyone is different and so is your pain level, I was on the table for eight hours, I had a BMX / DIEP Flap, immediate recon.

I started walking the next day, and they was nice to me, they even washed me up.



I was blessed because my DS stayed with me for like a week and a half, and she left her daughter, which is my little angel,and I'll spoli her as much as I can, given the fact she is the only girl in on my side of the family



Like I said before I'm cancer free now!!! Thank you sweet Jesus!!!



Everyone who sees me tell me my face looks so much better, they said my face was gray looking and shrunken in, now I have good color in my, my pain I have and believe me it gets bad at times, it's a healing pain, rather be in this pain, then in The other pain the cancer causes



I wish all who is under going this life saving surgery, peace and clam from The Lord God can give and I pray He sends everyone peace,



Sending out very warm hugs and positive thoughts to everyone!!

wow lots of surgeries this week. the wait is finally over. Rtnyc, loghislandmom,,doulamom and mamabee sleep well tonight.I know it will be hard with all the anxieties. The angels are watching over you. Lisamarie it's finially here. Make sure to get lots of rest and take care of yourself. You did it girl. I will be in your pocket. Vegan gal, gma10 , citifi and nighnurse rest rest and Karina you are all strong and will get through this. the best advise I have for all of you is to ask for help and sleep. Having 2 surgeries set me back but I always remember why I did this. to save my life and remember that each and everyone of you is a  woman of Grace and Dignity and God never gives us more than we can handle.God Bless all of my Surgery sisters . before and after. We can fight the fight one at a time. I admire each and everyone of you on this link....xxxooooo