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Did you have Home Health Nurse for recovery post surgery?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Nov 20, 2022 | Replies (5)Comment receiving replies
@polianad22
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You must still be very uncomfortable if you had surgery Monday.
I also had a mastectomy in NY many years ago. I think I had one more day in the hospital than you did. I had to manage the drains myself. I felt I was expected to be “brave”. I did not like to go home and deal with this myself. I remember thinking that I should have had a visiting nurse also.
Does your suture line feel warm and tender- worrying about an infection? It looks good.
It is difficult to arrange these things yourself. Maybe check back with the hospital.
When are they taking the drains out?
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Thank you. The hospital tried to arrange for a nurse to visit me once per week, but the agencies refused it.
I don't know when they are taking the drains out. Meeting the surgeon on Tuesday.
My husband does the drains for me. I don't have anything at the incision area. Some swollen veins or lymph nodes on the upper left side. Is it normal?
I walked two hours yesterday and prepared a beautiful lunch for my family. PT exercises.
My country doesn't let you go till you remove the drains. They keep you in the hospital. Although I feel that it is very manageable, I would like to have the nurse check my area, my swellings.
The hospital keeps track via Portal. I write there every single day about my state. They asked about swelling around incision, which I don't have. But no questions about swelling in other areas.