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Sure seems like my drain should be...
out by now? I had a MRM last yr, with a SNB which involved removing 5 of 16 lymph nodes. But this yr I just had a prophylactic *simple* mastectomy. (Nodes were not touched.) My drain was in 30 days last year and I am going on 30 days this time too for a much *lesser* surgery. From what I've read about a simple mastectomy verses the MRM along with SNB....I should of had drain out long before now? I read on several pages that usually after a simple mastectomy that doesn't involve the nodes...the drain is removed a few *days* later. (Keyword being *days*.)
Did any of you that had a prophylactic mastectomy have their JP drain in this long? It looks like I am going to go pass the 30 day mark at the rate I am going. (I am dying to get all the tape & dressing off my body...I want a FULL, & complete shower.) 
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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