Lumpectomy

Just reading every ones reply they should give you a exercise leaflet must do them I still have to now. I used plastic bin bags to cover my arm when I showered. I had a drain attached to arm. I use E45 cream on skin no scented stuff. Take the pain killers and just rest and try to eat. I couldn't read at the hospital too noisy and bright lights. But the time goes I left at 8pm. Remember your slippers and warm shawl. Also your bra take care chat soon xx

Hi Dinkydoo , my op was a long time ago but thought I’d pop in and wish you well for tomorrow. I’m a very weird person who actually likes an anaesthetic! Wishing you sweet dreams and also a good nights sleep afterwards as the effects hang around for a while. I still felt on a sort of ‘high’ when I was discharged on the evening of my op, nicely woozy. Will be thinking of you tomorrow, sending love and a big virtual hug your way, HFxx

Thank you so much Shamyshamybaby good advice on the E45  I will get some I’ve got a pre op bra thanks again hopefully will chat again soon x

Awww hi Happyfeet1 what a lovely message to receive thank you so much ️

Night night try and relax no eating wrap up warm tomorrow and chat when you get home wash your hair tonight.

Hope you have help at home to look after you will be thinking of you x   ️

Dinkydoo, if it helps I had a lumpectomy and flap reconstruction on 21st February - 10 days ago.  I've been absolutely amazed how easy it was from my side of things.  I'd been incredibly worried about the injection of the radioactive dye the day before, and the nurse seemed to be fiddling about so I asked 'can you let me know when the bit that hurts is going to happen please?'  She told me she'd done it!  I hadn't even felt it!  And the actual surgery the following day was so easy.  We're in the UK and they sent me home the same day with various instructions, but basically to go back two weeks later to have dressings taken off.  Then a week after that I see the  oncoplastic surgeon to see if the sentinal lymph node was clear and margins were clear.  But please don't worry about the lumpectomy - you are in good hands and all you need to do is turn up and they will look after you.  And recovery, while you can't lift anything heavy and for the first few days you'll take it easy, it's really not too horrendous at all.  I didn't even have any pain, although it's a tad more sore now but it's trivial really!  You will be fine:-)  I hope it all goes really well for you.

Hi everyone hope you are all recovering well had my lumpectomy 1 week ago today but have been getting very sharp like shock pain in my breast just at the side of my nipple not where the surgery was has anyoneexpierenced this please 

Hi Dinkydoo , can’t remember the details of the pain but I had a sore nipple for a long time after surgery and then radiotherapy. I couldn’t understand why the nipple was so sore and sensitive until I watched a YouTube thing about the injection of the blue dye (don’t do this as it was a bit shocking!!), and realised that I would have been injected near the nipple. My injection was done once I was under the anaesthetic for some reason whereas lots of people here describe having it sometime before the op. Anyway from watching that rather horrible clip, I understood why my nipple hurt! I think that’s why, anyway, as like you my incision was nowhere near it - long incision down the side of my breast, just one for accessing both the lump and the sentinel nodes. 
Someone with better medical knowledge may pop on with a better explanation but it seemed to make sense to me. I was just very careful with my poor nipple and it did resolve. Hope your pain eases soon. Love and hugs, HFxx 

Thank you so much for your response HappyFeet1 that’s what’s confusing because the pain isn’t where they cut hope you are well x

Hi Dinkydoo

I think I had my operation a couple of days before you …. 28/2.  Yes, I have experienced that pain and I have put it down to where they injected the dye too. I am also finding at night if I have done too much I am quite sore.

I hope you are doing well. I am having mainly good days but today is the first day I have felt a bit tearful ….. no idea why  

Sending healing vibes your way ️