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Hi

I haven't had my DIEP yet but its due in Dec and I've already had initial consultation and asked many questions, some are below

- will I go home with drains, how many?

- what 'equipment' will you provide - bra's, support pants etc, what do I need to buy & what size?

- see pictures of what you're having..before & after so you know what to expect

- How many phases of operations can you expect, what's involved in each & what's the timescales in between?

-how long will I be in hospital?  

- What will I have re bandages when sent home?  When will I see someone post op to check on progress, who do I contact if there's a problem?

- what painkillers given, how & for how long?

- how long is op?

- how long will I need off work, how long before exercise, what exercise?

- will I be given special physio type exercises?

- how many DIEPs do you do a year, what's your failure rate?

- what can I do now to improve recovery post op?

- timescales for op & is there a risk to these re CV19?

- How will I feel during recovery?

- What happens on day of op?  Will I have catheter, constipation, flowtron boots?  What checks carried out on new boob after op?

- when will I be expected to get out of hospital bed?

- Will I need to self inject blood thinners after leaving hospital, how & how long expected to be in hospital

Even if you've had your video by now I would hope you've been allocated a nurse who can ask any other questions you may now have.  Good luck!

Sam