Re: Hello Everaone

[Guest guest]

Welcome, Rose.... and so sorry that your health brings you to this website. I

had to leave my drains in until the draining was down to 30 ccs, so it was

almost a week. I, had a lumpectomy. Many times the surgeon does not get clear

margins and has to go in to make sure they did not leave any tumor. In my case,

another tumor was found after the lumpectomy and the recommendation was for a

mastectomy. I could have gone in for just another lumpectomy, but luckily I did

go for the full mastectomy as more cancer was in the breast. This is not common,

many have the additional surgery just to clean the margins and are fine. So,

yes, this is common and I'm sure lots of ladies will respond.

Barb

Michigan

Hello Everaone

My name is Rose, I'm from Buffalo, NY. I was just diagnosed on

Haloween and had a lumpectomy last Wednesday. My question is are the

drain tubes suppose to stay in for a week?

Also, the doctor called on Friday to let me know I need more surgury.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Sincerely

Rose

[Guest guest]

Hi Rose, I am Mansure, i was Dx two months ago with lump in both

breasts, after sono and mammo, i had lumpectomy and then because the

tumors were big(2.5 and 3.5 cm) the doctor suggested mastectomy, but

he said i could just remove 1/4 of the breast and then high level

radiotherapy instead of mastectomy. so I and my husband preferred

mastectomy, bilateral mastectomy. it was done abot 45 days ago,

drains were there for a week. and two times after removing drains

the liquid was gotten out from under arm! I am fine now. although

have some pain underarm and in all hand. but it is normal as they

say! and just have to keep on my excercies regularly in order to

avoid edema.

I am on chemotherapy now. is not that horrible that I thought it was!

thanks God!

>

> Welcome, Rose.... and so sorry that your health brings you to this

website. I had to leave my drains in until the draining was down to

30 ccs, so it was almost a week. I, had a lumpectomy. Many times the

surgeon does not get clear margins and has to go in to make sure

they did not leave any tumor. In my case, another tumor was found

after the lumpectomy and the recommendation was for a mastectomy. I

could have gone in for just another lumpectomy, but luckily I did go

for the full mastectomy as more cancer was in the breast. This is

not common, many have the additional surgery just to clean the

margins and are fine. So, yes, this is common and I'm sure lots of

ladies will respond.

>

> Barb

> Michigan

>

> Hello Everaone

>

>

> My name is Rose, I'm from Buffalo, NY. I was just diagnosed on

> Haloween and had a lumpectomy last Wednesday. My question is are

the

> drain tubes suppose to stay in for a week?

>

> Also, the doctor called on Friday to let me know I need more

surgury.

> Has anyone else experienced this?

>

> Sincerely

> Rose

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Rose

The drains usually stay in for about a couple of weeks, It depends on how much

u drain or are not draining. I had mine for a couple of weeks. Get you a some

neosporin cream with pain releif it helps. I didnt' like the ointment I

preferrred the cream. the ointment can be greasy and stain your clothes and get

sticky. the cream aborbs really well and it has a little benifit with pain

relief. It can also help with the itching when things start to heal up.

As far as more surgery this may be because some of the test came back to show

something that might need to be taken care of such as nodes that came back

positive. Or it could be something else. the best person to talk to is your

doctor. Best of luck to ya. tt.

Rose rosemunch@...> wrote:

My name is Rose, I'm from Buffalo, NY. I was just diagnosed on

Haloween and had a lumpectomy last Wednesday. My question is are the

drain tubes suppose to stay in for a week?

Also, the doctor called on Friday to let me know I need more surgury.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Sincerely

Rose