Sentinal node biopsy injections

[Guest guest]

There was quite a discussion awhile back about the above topic,

particularly the painfulness of the radio isotope injections given

prior to surgery. Here is a PubMed article on giving them at the same

time as the blue dye while the patient is under anesthesia.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356292

What we learn is of benefit to those who come after!

Ruth

[Guest guest]

I had radio isotope injections prior to my surgery, and they weren't

particularly painful.

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> There was quite a discussion awhile back about the above topic,

> particularly the painfulness of the radio isotope injections given

> prior to surgery. Here is a PubMed article on giving them at the

same

> time as the blue dye while the patient is under anesthesia.

>

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356292

>

> What we learn is of benefit to those who come after!

> Ruth

>

[Guest guest]

Ruth....

That is the perfect statement......the way you signed off....how true is that.

thanks,

Darlene

ruthiema36 ruthiema36@...> wrote:

There was quite a discussion awhile back about the above topic,

particularly the painfulness of the radio isotope injections given

prior to surgery. Here is a PubMed article on giving them at the same

time as the blue dye while the patient is under anesthesia.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356292

What we learn is of benefit to those who come after!

Ruth

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Just my 2 cents here..........

I had my surgery 11/22/06. I had spent the previous 6 weeks on

Breastcancer.org. and read HORROR stories about the procedures

leading up to SNB. I was terrified the day of my surgery and started

complaining about it at 6:30 am, as soon I reached the out-patient

surgery. I let them know I was not going to endure any type of

torture that could be avoided. I was told that I could not be put

under aneastesia before-hand because I would be kept " under " way too

long along with my surgery. They gave me one additional Ativan. I

went to nuclear medicine and told them NO, I was fully lucid and

would not participate. Time went on and they sent up one more Ativan.

BFD!! Finally after sitting in nuclear medicine for 1 1/2 hours, they

came in, totally disgusted I might add, and gave me one little prick

in the nipple. Then off to surgery I went.

I had my surgery. The next morning my surgeon came in and I

apologized for being such a wimp because the nurse told me I could

not have coffee and I immediately went into hysterics!! My surgeon

said... " Kim, you are ANYTHING but a wimp after what you put nuclear

medicine through, and held up my surgery for over 1 1/2 hours!!! I

think you are a very strong-willed woman who sticks up for your

beliefs! " . That's what my surgeon told me.

Sooooooooooo, moral of the story? The squeaky wheel gets the

grease!! I don't think that 3rd Ativan did anything except tell the

nuclear guys that they were not going to be able to give me anymore

than ONE injection!! LOL I have read of 4-6 injections for other

women that were the most excrutiating part of the entire process,

including chemo!

If there are drugs to be had to lighten the pain, ASK!!!! Don't sit

back quietly and endure. I had originally asked for Fentenyl but they

said no. LOL too bad for them, they would have been out of OR 1 1/2

hours earlier!!

Read!!! Knowledge is POWER!!

peace....................kimmy

> There was quite a discussion awhile back about the above

topic,

> particularly the painfulness of the radio isotope injections given

> prior to surgery. Here is a PubMed article on giving them at the

same

> time as the blue dye while the patient is under anesthesia.

>

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356292

>

> What we learn is of benefit to those who come after!

> Ruth

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[Guest guest]

I have seen this article. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be many

facilities that are doing it this way. But there ARE facilities that

offer enough drugs for the injections so that you are " out of it " and

don't care. My suggestion is that if this is an important issue for

you, be persistent. If they tell you that sedation is not available,

ask why. Consider asking if you can go to a different facility where

sedation IS offered.

I have learned that sedation is offered at some hospitals in my area,

but not at others. I am planning to write a letter to an administrator

at one large hospital where sedation is NOT offered and say, " I am

suggesting to breast cancer patients that they avoid your hospital and

go to X or Y instead, because they offer an important service that you

don't. "

I am convinced that this sedation issue for the SNB injections will not

change unless we, the patients -- the CUSTOMERS, drive the change. We

have more power than we think.

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> There was quite a discussion awhile back about the above topic,

> particularly the painfulness of the radio isotope injections given

> prior to surgery. Here is a PubMed article on giving them at the same

> time as the blue dye while the patient is under anesthesia.

>

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356292

>

> What we learn is of benefit to those who come after!

> Ruth

>

[Guest guest]

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Hopefully by bring this problem to the fore, women facing this

procedure will have the knowledge to demand the comfort they are

entitled to. If I knew then what I know now I would not have allowed

those injections without some sort of pain relief.

Ruth

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> > There was quite a discussion awhile back about the above topic,

> > particularly the painfulness of the radio isotope injections given

> > prior to surgery. Here is a PubMed article on giving them at the same

> > time as the blue dye while the patient is under anesthesia.

> >

> > http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356292

> >

> > What we learn is of benefit to those who come after!

> > Ruth

> >

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