Breast Cancer Now Forum

hi there, It is indeed a nightmare time at the moment. My operation was reinstated after having one day of taking Tamoxifen and then being taken off the drug to have the operation. It was a rollercoaster week.  My question now is has anyone got any experience of a surgical drain and how long it can stay in? Mine has been in now for 2 weeks and the drainage is still between 70ml and 100ml per day. I have been told the district nurse cannot remove the drain until I have two consecutive days of less than 40ml drainage. The way things are going I can't see this ever happening!  JacT did you have your operation after? How r u doing?  X ... View more

thank you for the replies. I really appreciate them. It's so good to hear from people who have first hand experience. I have had some devastating news this morning, my operation has been cancelled due to lack of surgical protective equipment. The surgeon says I am very high priority and the op will be done as soon as they can. For the time being I have been put on Tamoxifen. Has anyone any experience of this drug? He has said this will protect me from the cancer growing. If anyone has positive things to say, please help me coz I'm struggling right now. Xx ... View more