Hello everyone, this is my first post in a group forum. Diagnosis was one week ago today, breast cancer with surgery at the end of this month already scheduled. I'm grateful.
Consultants advised two weeks off work and no driving for that fortnight either. OK. Understood. I've read on here that even vacuuming the house could be too much even months after surgery.
I am a gardener of large grounds for my job. I thought I could take it easy at work after the initial two weeks - but should I even be considering doing any of the following whatsoever? : digging, planting, raking, composting, bagging up leaves and lifting them onto compost piles, pruning up high holding long shears etc... ? Normally I'd do all of this for a few hours per day. Should I not do it / what kind of pain or discomfort do people feel and for how long after surgery? I'm not sure what to expect. I'm having quite a lot of my left breast removed...... Radiotherapy afterwards.
Hi LuLoo2024 welcome to the forum. No you will not be able to do all that manual work until about 4 or 6 weeks after surgery. You MUST at all times after surgery wear gloves when gardening and try not to get any cuts or scratches as this can set up Lymphoedema after the Lymph nodes have been removed.
gail
