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Worrying about surgery, partial mastectomies on both sides and

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 14, 2023 | Replies (21)
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I had a paravertebral block and didn't need pain meds until maybe 5 days after surgery. I felt absolutely fine after surgery and didn't have the nausea and vomiting that some pain meds cause for me. For a week or two at home, after the block wore off, I took 1/2 codeine and tylenol pill at 4 pm.

I did not have to sleep in a recliner but slept slightly upright with pillows.

For me the two mastectomies were no big deal. I have several health issues and docs were worried about how I would do, so they did the two surgeries separately.

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msandbreastcancerwarrior | @msandbreastcancerwarrior | Oct 7, 2023

Thank you so so much for this kind and helpful answer!

Oh that gives me hope I might have not such a bad recovery, maybe I can get through this and it won’t be as awful as I fear!

Thank you for giving me this reassurance. Reading stories here is a million times more helpful than the usual articles posted on-line.

It helps so much to know what it was like for real people going through this.

Thank you!!!

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