Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Dear ladies, Had my lumpectomy on 9/13 and the surgeon took out roughly a golf- ball sized cylinder of tissue. He stitched it all up nice and didn't put in a drain so the cavity would fill with fluid, then with tissue, and not creat a hole in the breast. (Which I really don't care about, but he told my husband all of this after the surgery.) We got the final path report yesterday and it seems that he got all of the DCIS and got clean margins. So on to radiation. My breast looks like it was slammed by a baseball bat (the lesion was deep in it) and is quite swollen (the result of no drain). At its peak I was having the sensation of milk letdown regularly, but surprisingly little pain. Thank goodness, it's all out and I can go on. The best part was that he did this under what the anesthesiologist called a MAC (amnesiac, heavy sedation, and lidocaine) and I didn't have trouble coming out of the anesthesia. Last time I was at this surgical center, it took my 3 hours to come out from the general (my vascular system goes nuts and bp drops suddenly with no warning, repeatedly). Can you believe that they remembered me there, two years later? I don't think that fame (or infamy) at the surgical center was what I was aiming for in life. ha ha. I see the radiology oncologist next week. Can't believe what a roller coaster ride this is. Thanks for all the support, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 , Glad to hear everything is going ok. I will continue to keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com Good news! Dear ladies, Had my lumpectomy on 9/13 and the surgeon took out roughly a golf- ball sized cylinder of tissue. He stitched it all up nice and didn't put in a drain so the cavity would fill with fluid, then with tissue, and not creat a hole in the breast. (Which I really don't care about, but he told my husband all of this after the surgery.) We got the final path report yesterday and it seems that he got all of the DCIS and got clean margins. So on to radiation. My breast looks like it was slammed by a baseball bat (the lesion was deep in it) and is quite swollen (the result of no drain). At its peak I was having the sensation of milk letdown regularly, but surprisingly little pain. Thank goodness, it's all out and I can go on. The best part was that he did this under what the anesthesiologist called a MAC (amnesiac, heavy sedation, and lidocaine) and I didn't have trouble coming out of the anesthesia. Last time I was at this surgical center, it took my 3 hours to come out from the general (my vascular system goes nuts and bp drops suddenly with no warning, repeatedly). Can you believe that they remembered me there, two years later? I don't think that fame (or infamy) at the surgical center was what I was aiming for in life. ha ha. I see the radiology oncologist next week. Can't believe what a roller coaster ride this is. Thanks for all the support, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/451 - Release Date: 9/19/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 , Glad to hear everything is going ok. I will continue to keep you in my prayers. Hugs nne Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Life http://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.html BreastCancerStories.com http://www.breastcancerstories.com/content/view/433/161/ Angel Feather Loomer www.angelfeatherloomer.blogspot.com Check out my other ornaments at www.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.html Lots of info and gifts at: www.cancerclub.com Good news! Dear ladies, Had my lumpectomy on 9/13 and the surgeon took out roughly a golf- ball sized cylinder of tissue. He stitched it all up nice and didn't put in a drain so the cavity would fill with fluid, then with tissue, and not creat a hole in the breast. (Which I really don't care about, but he told my husband all of this after the surgery.) We got the final path report yesterday and it seems that he got all of the DCIS and got clean margins. So on to radiation. My breast looks like it was slammed by a baseball bat (the lesion was deep in it) and is quite swollen (the result of no drain). At its peak I was having the sensation of milk letdown regularly, but surprisingly little pain. Thank goodness, it's all out and I can go on. The best part was that he did this under what the anesthesiologist called a MAC (amnesiac, heavy sedation, and lidocaine) and I didn't have trouble coming out of the anesthesia. Last time I was at this surgical center, it took my 3 hours to come out from the general (my vascular system goes nuts and bp drops suddenly with no warning, repeatedly). Can you believe that they remembered me there, two years later? I don't think that fame (or infamy) at the surgical center was what I was aiming for in life. ha ha. I see the radiology oncologist next week. Can't believe what a roller coaster ride this is. Thanks for all the support, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/451 - Release Date: 9/19/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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