Simple mastectomy & home same day?
I have a simple mastectomy scheduled soon. My surgeon asked if I wanted to do this out patient? My first mastectomy from last year was very painful. Any time I can go home...believe me...I want to! I had a MRM last year & stayed two days. But I just got done reading about "simple" mastectomys & it sounds like the recovery is much easier & there shouldn't be a problem of going home that same day.
I was hoping to hear from those of you that have actually had a simple mastectomy and if you were up to going home the day of surgery? My surgeon said if he knew I would be up to going home I could have my surgery at the out-patient place...which I really rather do. Its cleaner and less germs. Did any of you have a simple mast and go home that day?
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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