Hi Marilyn,
I was Stage 1b prior to chemo and it was stage 2 when removed. It was about 6 weeks from #9 chemo prior to surgery. I had open surgery and went home on Saturday. I could’ve stayed in the hospital for one more day. I did feel a little pushed out. Reason I chose the open surgery was because the surgeon said that it was a six hour surgery as opposed to the robotic, which was eight hour surgery. He stated that the recovery is virtually the same. The only complication I had was a small infection in the incision site. We had to keep the wound open and packed for about five weeks. I’m doing pretty good right now. I still have fatigue and I’ve developed a heart arrhythmia which we can’t figure out. I still have my Powerport inserted and I’m wondering if it’s related.

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