4 tips for the follow-up care after Breast Cancer Surgery
After the lumpectomy, the chances of your recovery are good and they will be pretty uneventful. Even most of the women are ready to get back to their regular physical activity in a period of five days after the surgery. Whereas, in the cases of mastectomies, which are more complicated, a patient usually requires an overnight stay in the hospital. They are also expected to take at least 20 to 30 days before they get back to their normal energy level. But as they get discharged from the hospital, they can do most of the things as they don’t have to be bed ridden for a month as suggested by the breast cancer treatment specialists.
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Therefore, the patients should have them on hand in case they need it.
3. Drains should be taken care
The surgeons install some clear hoses for the gradual drain of fluids instead of allowing the area around your surgery to get swollen. The patient has to keep the track of the quantity of fluid draining as they have to be told to the doctor after 7 or 15 days. In the cases of mastectomy with or without implant reconstruction patient will have one or two drains, plus another if they had their lymph nodes removed. Whereas in the TRAM flap reconstruction a patient will get drains on their chest or belly whereas in the lumpectomy with or without a sentinel node biopsy, the patient won't have to deal with any kind of drains.
4. Always check out for lymphedema
The lymphedema is known to be one of the more likely side effects of a mastectomy, but it only affects the 25% of the patients who've gone through this surgery. The arm of the patient on the side where the patient has lymph nodes removed get swollen and retains fluid. It is recommended to consult the doctor if this
After the lumpectomy, the chances of your recovery are good and they will be pretty uneventful. Even most of the women are ready to get back to their regular physical activity in a period of five days after the surgery. Whereas, in the cases of mastectomies, which are more complicated, a patient usually requires an overnight stay in the hospital. They are also expected to take at least 20 to 30 days before they get back to their normal energy level. But as they get discharged from the hospital, they can do most of the things as they don’t have to be bed ridden for a month as suggested by the breast cancer treatment specialists.
Here are 4 tips that help in recovering from the breast …show more content…
Therefore, the patients should have them on hand in case they need it.
3. Drains should be taken care
The surgeons install some clear hoses for the gradual drain of fluids instead of allowing the area around your surgery to get swollen. The patient has to keep the track of the quantity of fluid draining as they have to be told to the doctor after 7 or 15 days. In the cases of mastectomy with or without implant reconstruction patient will have one or two drains, plus another if they had their lymph nodes removed. Whereas in the TRAM flap reconstruction a patient will get drains on their chest or belly whereas in the lumpectomy with or without a sentinel node biopsy, the patient won't have to deal with any kind of drains.
4. Always check out for lymphedema
The lymphedema is known to be one of the more likely side effects of a mastectomy, but it only affects the 25% of the patients who've gone through this surgery. The arm of the patient on the side where the patient has lymph nodes removed get swollen and retains fluid. It is recommended to consult the doctor if this