I had lumpectomy & SNB and was was home within 24 hours. I was sent home with a supply of fresh dressings so that I could change them if needed. I did change them because they got wet at one point when I had my hair washed.
I saw the surgeon a week later in the clinic for him to remove the dressings and snip the ends of the dissolving stitches, and the dressings stayed off after that. In fact my test results were also ready then although I had been told that I would probably have to go back the week after for them.
Hi Marble.have been told that in for pre op assessment on the sunday,overnight then,op on monday 23rd and my consultant keeps us lot in for four days !!!
Am happy enough with that as hosp is over an hour away and would rather be there for them to sort out dressings drains etc and to be on hand with copious amounts of pain relief if needed. Would be a hell of a bind having to travel that if feeling a bit yuk after op,he likes to send us home as well as poss seemingly and without drains.
Right enough if am next to a snorey person and dont get any sleep I might not be so keen !
Am just going to use it as an oportunity to catch up with some reading,and figure out why my youngest spends so much time on her nintendo as she is lending it to me to try out,aww bless her.
Be good to compare notes.Hope you are keeping ok and keeping up with those relaxing treatments !
I had my lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy/sampling done last Thursday. I went into theatre at 11 am and was discharged at 7 pm the same day. Although, do be warned, I felt ok having stayed in bed and slept all afternoon. I had something to eat and the docs said I could go home. It was only when I started getting dressed that I started to feel rough. Going home in the car was a challenge! Only just made it home before being sick and then couldn’t stop! Had to get an anti-emetic from my GP the next day and had the worst headache ever for two days. What I’m saying is, get up and walk about a bit before deciding whether you should go home. My boob feels ok, sort of numb and not much pain. It’s just my reaction to the drugs that was the problem. If you don’t get that, you’ll be fine.
I had lumpectomy and sentinals on 24 Dec. I came out the same day, but like Sal says, walk about a bit to make sure you’re ok if they let you do that. I can a waterproof dressing over the wound, then wads of fabric dressing to put pressure on it to minimise swelling, held down by a bigger waterproof dressing, then the surgeon put sticky tape over the whole of that to keep the pressure up. Sticky tape came off by itself in five days I think it was. Check with the bc nurse at one week and she took the top waterproof dressing and the padding off. Surgeon checked finally at two weeks and took the first dressing off and trimmed two stitches away, admired her handy work, gave me the results (clear margins, clear nodes, doing chemo, rad, then tamoxifen) and told me to set up an appointment with her for a year hence for my first mammo and ultrasound check up after treatment. Hope that helps. It’s an awful time, but once you have the surgery it does make it feel like you’re fighting back. Hang in there, and good luck on Wednesday. Just breathe, relax, and let the medical team do their job. Don’t hesitate to ask questions, or tell them if you’re feeling anxious. They really are good at taking you through this bit.
Hi Sharon. I would think it’s stress and anxiety you’re feeling. It’s a really rough time, and it’s amazing how much we bottle up, and then it bursts out. Get in touch with your BC nurse. She’ll be able to advise better.
Came out of hospital last Friday, following lumpectomy and
sentinel node biopsy, but yesterday the wound under my arm
has suddenly become very swollen and I feel awful again. Nurse
says wound is healing, but I have felt ill all day and also been
sick tonight.
Has anybody else experienced this. Any comments appreciated.
Hi Marble, I had same op as you on Monday,They didnt let us home til had drains out that was Thursday. I think everyone is different to how they feel in themselves and the pain they experience,and also we all don’t have the same size boobs and have our lumps taken from different areas. 3 ladies in my ward had same op as me and came through it without much pain whereas I was giving it " aaaaarrrggghhh " it hurts ! My operated boob is bigger than my “normal” boob, seeing as I’m a 40e that is some size ! But it is all swollen and a load of stitches all round so cant quite make out what the hell is going on and it is bright yellow today ! Oh and it is rather sore too, have been very good in doing my exercises and not much else activity wise and I’m fine for a bit then I’m absolutely wiped out,so am just trying to rest up . It’s only today that I have woken up and not felt that nauseous, but have put that down to the anaesthetic working out my body.I’m not a patient patient and just expect to have an op and be back to normal asap but it just doesnt work like that and am sure I will feel worse before I feel better. Making sure that I drink plenty and eating proper and regular meals. As long as you have speak to your nurse re your worries and she checks that your wounds arent infected and you dont need re draining I’m sure you will be ok, we have also got to remember what we are going through isn’t just a shock to the body it’s a shock to the emotional system and that takes a lot out of you too.
Keep chatting and let us know how you are doing, lopsided hugs to you.
hi Marble
Just to say, things seem to be a little bit different for everyone. I had my WLE and SNB done on the 9th Feb. and I have felt sometimes like theres been a ‘rubber ball’ under my arm, but when I’ve checked, nothing but a little swelling was there. Thats disappeared, now and wounds are healing well…just the arm hurts a bit…and even that has improved loads this week. Everyone heals at different rates too, but I think if you are worried, give your bc nurse a ring,or any of the other numbers they will have given you!. Sorry about the feeling sick bit though, not too nice! Hope you have a better day today!!
Helen x