Too early for April 2012 mastectomy?

Hi Colombiana! Glad to hear from you. Yes, the drains aren't fun- I hated mine! Praying you recover well at home and that you don't have to wait very long for the drains to come out. Mantente fuerte!

Abrazos!

Felicidades columbiana! So happy u r back with us!! feel good! Besos!

Keonghi...3 weeks! So sorry! Ugh, hope I don't beat that ....but day 9 and I put out 85 . 40 ish in each breast. And still a good amount of clotting. I've had a cough all week. Am wondering if that ads to it cause I seem to drip every time I cough, msorry to be gross!!!

longislandmom, I was getting about that volume on day 9 between the 2.  They pulled one of my drains on Monday (day 10) which was only putting out about 15 ml a day.  Yesterday (day 11) my breast felt very hard and tight and I massaged a bit which seemed to lessen the tightness.  I think there was some fluid retention.  I pulled 30 ml out last night of the one remaining drain and it feels better today..  

Best wishes to Markat today. In your pocket.

Lisamarie- I am 3 weeks out from surgery today and feel great. You will too. Each day does get better. The tingling is a good thing. Those nerves are doing their job and trying to reconnect. The numbness gets better too. As far as shaving goes I went to target and bought an electric razor that has different size attachments. I use the smallest one because I have some cording issues under the armpit that she took the nodes. Some parts under my arm are still numb and some aren't so it is tricky shaving. The TE's are taking me awhile to get used to. If I move just right the one on the left will burn and I can feel that one move sometimes. It just feels really weird.

I feel for all of you who have had the tubes for so long. I was really lucky that all 3 of mine came out after 6 days. I do have some scar tissue on the left side where the drain came out that still burns, but I keep rubbing it and it is getting better.

Welcome to the other side, Candy!  Glad you're going home and that the pain is manageable. You'll recover even better there. 

Hi All,

Keonghi--- I am dealing with a reaction to adhesive that showed up post op week 3, and have small raised rashy areas where they had bandaids, tape and even EKG patches on me! The rest of the skin on my body is very dry---I feel like a lizard shedding its skin. ITch! ITch!.Eucerin Skin Calming Cream is helping the most on those areas!

Yes, I got to keep my nipples. I am still worried about the left nipple living---it will be weeks before I know if it will survive. The right one looks totally normal, but I did not bruise so bad on that side. It will still be weeks before I can get a fill. UGH!

 I stopped all pain pills and Flexeril last week as it was making me constipated, slowed me downand made me goofy. It just made me not care about having pain, but did not do much to relieve it. Ironically, walking stops muscle spasms for me. At first, I am slow, but once I get going and pick up some speed, the endorphins kick in. Spasms go away temporarily!

I continue to keep everyone in my prayers!

Hi Ladies!!



I am home!!! Finally I could take a nap. My stayed at the hospital after my surgery was rough.

I am having diarrhea and the dr maybe wants to see me tomorrow that means 3 hours in my car. Not fun any ideas what can I do to stop the diahrrea?



I'm so glad the surgery part is over now focusing in PO.



I am so happy that I join this forum I can get like real - feedback and what to expect after the surgery. I am amaze how strong each of you are and encourage me to fight hard and get better. Thanks so much for your post.



it was hard to tell my family that I have cancer I felt guilty but reading your post had really help me through all this.





Besos

Candy

To indigomom 11

Yes I was given antibiotics and stool softener.

Hi all

When is everyone going to go back to work? I'm having next week off then back the next week, that's 4 weeks off all up. I work in a supermarket and normally do some heavy lifting of stock, I will probably do something a bit lighter. I went out yesterday and today for a few hours and felt pretty tired after, I don't know how I will go working 8 hour days.

I need to start going for a few more walks but I think it's meant to rain the next few days!!!

OK today is exactly two weeks since my surgery and overall I'm starting to feel much better.  I do get tired easily and I'm still taking lots of naps during the day but the only pain I'm having is around the drain exit and the top of my chest on the expander side.  The drain is supposed to come out on Monday.  I'm scheduled to get my re-excision and catheter placement for MammoSite rads on Friday May 11.  Is it realistic to think I could get back to work by May 14 or 15?  The surgeon said that the re-excision is an outpatient and most people do not require additional time off work if they schedule on a friday.

Aussie12- I went back to work part time 2 weeks post-op. The first day I did about 7 hours or so and was really tired. I am not working 2 days in a row yet as my job is quite physical. I am now working 3 days and have the option of working more if I want to. It has helped me mentally and physically. It has really helped with my range of motion with my arms. It will be so nice to have a pay ck this week even though it will be small. I would love so much to get outside and do things but all it does here is rain and it's cold and raw. I can't wait until we are out of this crappy weather pattern. I am tired of paying for heat as well.

Looking forward to my first fill on the 7th. These dam TE's will really make me appreciate my squishy girls when I get them. I can feel the fluid move on the left side when I move. It doesn't hurt just feels gross.

Good luck to Bellamarie tomorrow- thoughts and prayers are with you.

Longislandmom

I saw the post and make sad to see so many women going through this.

I just took a shower my armpits smell awful. The dr told me that was ok . At the hospital they gave stretchy Underwear that I cut and ur around my tummy to hold the drains. Make feel better but my hair is to curly and is a nest is driving me crazy. I should complain about little stuff like this but it makes me feel normal. I don't want the cancer to turn me in somebody also. I want to be positive.





My mom is making me eat liver!!!!!! I am midley anemic and I have a severe iron deficiency. My nauseas are terrible. Pain is better I only taking tylenol. The oxycotyn made me sick.



Does any one is going to change their diet? To help prevent recurrence? Any ideas?



Love

Candy

I did pretty much nothing for two weeks and began working from home this week. Will work from home next week too. Back to the office full time on 5/14 - exactly one month since my surgery. I had a UMX so my only concern is can I stand wearing a silicone breast form by 5/14? I can't be lopsided! But the thought of putting pressure on the incision gives me the shakes.

Mardibra, I went out last night and wore a soft sports bra and inserted some lightweight batting in my regular bra.  It was fine. I am still bandaged - I had a UMX, too.