hair appointment

Not silly. Feeling good about ourselves is important.

With my first mastectomy I was out 3 days later as I had a hospital appointment I did not want to miss or postpone, so I went, drain included. With both mastectomies I was ok after 14 days to travel as long as it was by car.

With a hair appointment I would be thinking more of the different positions you may have to put your body into, such as if they need to wash your hair, and then sitting for a while in a chair while they cut, colour, or anything else you are doing, so perhaps you could take a small pillow or cushion in case you want the extra support, but overall I like the idea of you doing this, and I hope that even it is an extra effort, the hair result would make you feel even better.

However, I would ask the surgeon, just in case.

Hi 

not a silly question at all but (from my own experience at least) I hope I can provide some reassurance.  I had a mastectomy and lymph node removal.  In both cases I was out of hospital within 24 hours and, apart from the fact that I had a dressing on, I could go about my life pretty much as normal.  I avoided lifting anything heavy or otherwise straining my arm and chest but I was ok walking, shopping and getting my hair cut.  I went on a day trip by train a couple of days after my node removal.   I was lucky in that my surgeon isn’t a big fan of drains, so I left hospital without them, otherwise that might have been more of a hassle.

 I appreciate everyone is affected differently but I felt very well after both my ops - hope you do too x

Thank you for taking time to reply. Your response makes me think that 2 weeks on I should be able to keep the appointment. It’s good to have targets so that will be one of mine. Thanks again. Xx

You will be fine..enjoy your hair do xx

Thank you ! Xx