@katgob
I was in the process of going to your surgeon for mastectomy when Kaiser called me for surgery date. So I went with Kaiser, a decision that I regretted later. I did see your surgeon for second opinion regarding a thick hematoma that seemed to clogged up the drain. She was very attentive and she did a thorough examination. I like her. I wished I had her for my surgery.
I asked for nerve blocking and my surgeon didn’t seem to know what I was asking for. She told me to talk to the anesthesiologist. The anesthesiologist said if the surgeon didn’t do it, then he would. Guess what. Neither of them knew how to do it so I woke up in pain, such a terrible pain! I learned later that there are only four anesthesiologists specializing in nerve blocking but they already left because my surgeon/anesthesiologist didn’t contact them. Now whenever someone talks about mastectomy I always stress on the importance of nerve blocking. You don’t want to wake up and feel the pain! My scars are also messy. I think she was doing a sloppy job. She left right after the surgery and let the resident doctor take care of the rest. The nurse was good though. She did the compression to stop the bleeding on one side which was the side with a large and thick hematoma. There are good surgeons with Kaiser, but she’s not one of them!
Thank you for your encouragement during that difficult time. I admire your courage to go through many surgeries. I couldn’t bring myself to have reconstruction. But I’m happy with my decision. No more bras! Thanks again!