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I had bilateral mastectomy last year and went flat. Honestly I was scared to death until I got quite a few encouraging posts here. @katgob was one of them. Thank you!
It’s a major surgery but it’s not so bad if you have nerve blocking. I did ask for it, but my surgeon went “huh?” I should have taken it as a sign that she’s not that great. I ended up not getting it and woke up in pain. Fortunately, the nurse gave me pain killers right away through IV. I think she gave me the maximum dose ordered by the doctor. My sister had nerve blocking and she didn’t have to take any pain killer. I think the nerve blocking is good for 2 days. After that the pain is pretty much gone. The drains are not painful at all. They are more of a nuisance. Despite the pain, I woke up and felt relived. I hope you’ll feel the same way. Btw, I had my surgery at Kaiser in downtown LA. If you have surgery at the same facility and want to know the surgeon’s name, you can private message me. Wish you all the best.