Dear All, I had a mastectomy and lymph node removal on 20th December, the district nurse kindly visited up until new years day and left me a couple of spare dressings should I need them. My question is when do I remove the dressings from the lymph node and mastectomy area as I have not got an appointment yet to see a consultant about results. The lymph node area is still a bit painful but the mastectomy area has not caused me too many issues. Many thanks for any feedback, sending healing hugs to you all.
If you weren't given any instructions on when to remove your dressings when you were discharged you should give your BCNS a call, as different hospitals/surgeons have different views. For example, I was given an appointment at the dressing clinic to have mine removed.
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