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snolan · 10-06-2011, 02:46 PM

I used the softee shirts also very helpful. Your diet with be bland soup, jello, oatmeal etc. They put a little patch behind my ear to help with the nausea after surgery, thing work wonders. I only know that because it fell off and I immediatly started to barf, put it back on and I stopped. I used a shoe string for showers to pin my drains to, and also used a wedge pillow for sleeping and pillows under my heals ( was getting pressure pain).
Hope all goes well, keep us posted.

10-06-2011, 02:46 PM	#19
snolan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso ,Tx Posts: 436	Re: Surgery Friday...any advice? I used the softee shirts also very helpful. Your diet with be bland soup, jello, oatmeal etc. They put a little patch behind my ear to help with the nausea after surgery, thing work wonders. I only know that because it fell off and I immediatly started to barf, put it back on and I stopped. I used a shoe string for showers to pin my drains to, and also used a wedge pillow for sleeping and pillows under my heals ( was getting pressure pain). Hope all goes well, keep us posted. __________________ dx: DCIS 6/8/10, HER 2+ 7/26/10; Stage I Age 41 Double mast w reconstruction 6 TCH w 1yr herceptin Tamox. 25 radiation tx Removal of expander on L due to infection. Tried to save it had 3 bouts of antibiotics and went to see plastic surgeon 2-3x wk to get drained. Saving it was my idea not his. But lost it anyway. Reconstruction set for December 21st,2011 Finished chemo 12/2010 Finished Herceptin 8/26/11 Reconstruction 12/21/11 Expanders exchanged for silicon 3/19/12 Nipple reconstruction 5/18/12 Nipple tatooing- 7/9/12- All done yay! 11/22/12-Went back to get scar tissue stretched to even the outside of breast, didn't work due to it being radiated skin.