STEAM ROOM FOR ANGER

sarahmaude, My lumpectomy was before Covid, and it was a same-day procedure. I was home by about 3:00 in the afternoon. I didn't feel particularly groggy afterward. It's more anesthesia than a colonoscopy, but quite a bit lighter than what I had for my nephrectomy the same year.

sarahmaude,

Covid is only part of the reason for limiting overnight stays. Outpatient breast surgeries, including mastectomies, were increasingly being done on an outpatient basis well before COVID. Covid may have pushed this trend forward but it was clearly headed. In that direction anyway.

yup, we've been doing mastectomies as day surgery here since quite a bit before covid. Mostly only DIEPs get admitted. The faster you get out of hospital, the more you move and walk, the better and faster is the recovery

Reading these, I feel very lucky, my insurance from my work was covered, I only paid for family coverage. I retired last year, but an not 65, so now I pay to be on it. It is good insurance and has a maximum pay out by you and then covers everything. I pay 630.00 a month. When I got cancer, my husband handled all the doctor bills and insurance stuff, I am more afraid of getting a reoccurrence and having to deal with the insurance stuff than getting a reoccurrence. He died three years ago, be happy you have your spouses, it is very lonely without him.

kidi, that's funny. Out of the mouths of babes, right? Sometimes, when I'm annoyed at my husband's chewing or how he walks around the house, I think, "Would I rather NOT have him and his noises around the house? Definitely not. I'm sure I annoy him, too. Or maybe not, because we all know I'm perfect. LOL

saramaud my doc said "the big bad germs" live in the hospital and not in your house. I had my mx at 3:00 with immediate reconsrution tissue expanders put in afterwards and was home with my meds and drains in before noon the next morning after doc cleared me to leave and go home. They sent me with some heavy duty pain though and some were to "step down" after a few days and I got off the heavy ones as fast as I could since they nocked me out and made me sleep the whole time.

beginagain22, sending a big hug to you and your daughter.

BeginAgain, I am so sorry to hear this! You and your daughter are in my thoughts and prayers. I had something similar with my sister recently (she's a bit limited and I care for her), when mammo found large mass. This was 10 days after my diagnosis and I was freaking out how I was going to care for her and me at the same time. I was so angry and worried. Fortunately, ultrasound determined benign. She's 50. I can't imagine that fear with a 26 year old daughter (I have a 26 year old too). I don't know what to say except it really truly sucks. All of this does. We need a I Hate Cancer club! Sending you the biggest <Hugs> ever!!

bcincolorado, I was extremely grateful to come home after my surgery yesterday. Agree that it’s the safest place. I feel much better than I expected, and am cleared to telework on Monday, so I don’t have to use up my leave as I feared. I think the nurse I spoke to on Tuesday was giving me a worst case outlook, and I reacted out of surprise and stress. I’m so much better today.

Thanks be to all the powers in the universe, my daughters Dr. Called this morning and said this looks to be a cyst and he will do another ultrasound in 3 months. I am so happy it doesn’t appear to be serious AND that he is monitoring closely. Thank you all for thinking of us and commiserating with my angst

Late to the party, but I'm glad I was admitted after my mastectomy. I had intractable nausea and vomiting that would have required an ER visit if they had sent me home, for sure. But now I know and can warn anesthesia. I was fine after this last surgery, so that was a relief.

Well I have a concerning mystery on my hands. Tonight I was going through a stack of mail, which is a use of my time I resent, and noticed a letter from my provider. It was a reminder for an annual screening mammogram. Dumb because I had a BMX so have nothing to mammogram. There was no way to opt out of these reminders but the letter indicated I could select paper free notifications on my patient portal though provided no additional instructions. While browsing my portal looking for this option, I discovered a section called "letters" and was surprised to find some notifications had already been sent to me through my portal. However two of them, one sent a few months ago and one sent in February, were call back notifications for breast ultrasounds of the right breast. I don't have a right breast and have not had a right breast ultrasound any time recently! I fear they may have mixed me up with someone else and this person needs a follow up they are not aware of.

beginagain22, that's great! Now concentrate on YOUR healing.

OK this is just a little bitch but has anyone found that people think breast cancer isn't so bad?

What is bad for me is now I have a history and as I get older things just keep getting added on. I guess I should be relatively glad I made it 56 yrs with only minimal need of medical intervention.

Today is day 11 of diarrhea. Last week was worse so I fasted and started with the brat foods, doing my best to stay hydrated and each day I felt a bit better, yet once a day, each morning, it's still there. What I wouldn't give for a normal poo!!! What in the world is wrong with me now? I hope it resolves before I hit the 2 week threshold of hell and have to call the doc. Jesus, please save me.

Hope y'all have a Happy Easter and Passover season.