15 Things to Expect After a LUMPECTOMY (DO NOT Miss THIS!)

A lumpectomy can be a scary surgery. But knowing what to expect makes it much more manageable.

I don’t want you to miss out on simple strategies that can help you minimize the pain and get you back to your normal life faster!

So let me show you how it’s done.

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[LB-zchj]

Good information this was my experience. My lumpectomy was a walk in the park compared to my 4 part shoulder fracture. I only took 8 paracetamol as it wasn’t too painful. I started my prescribed arm exercises the next day, I sat up to sleep for 4 weeks, I wore a crop top in bed and soft non wired bra during the day wore compression stockings for 3 weeks to prevent DVT. I covered the scar from the third day with Vaseline petroleum jelly and covered with gauze. The third week I change to silicone gel twice a day. I also drank lots of water and ate more protein, took vitamin D3, K2 C and Zinc daily. I tried driving week 3 but steering pulled on my breast it’s now week 5 and no problem driving. Still not ironing, hoovering gardening or lifting anything heavy. Started walking week 3 as prior to that the movement jiggled my breast and swinging my arm also made my breast tingle and was painful. I had spitting stitches around the cut around my nipple, I bathed it in salt and warm water rinsed, dried it and then put on the silicone gel thinly. It’s week 5 for me now. I still get tired, but managing to do more each day if I do too much my breast is painful so the following day I have to be careful. I had sentinel, lymph nodes removed too so I made sure I massaged my arm to try and prevent cording it seems to have worked. I have what looks like a bruise on my breast but the consultant said it was the dye which they inject to find the sentinel nodes, apparently it should go in time. Awaiting Radiation now, new things to learn, the arm exercises at the beginning are to help you be able to raise your arm above your head, which is what you have to do for each radiation session. Good luck ❤

[Woobie]

I had a lumpectomy 2 years ago and am still dealing with nerve damage. I thought I was prepared for the surgery & had a positive mental attitude towards it. However, you don’t know what you don’t know. I wished I asked more question, but didn’t know what ask. Seeing this video then would have been so helpful. You’re honest.

[peniellebell]

Thanks Doc..I will be going to undergo Lumpectomy ..Help Me Lord

[Annalise]

I'm 30 and have just been told I have breast cancer. I have to decide on a Lumpectomy or mastectomy. They want to take away 1/4 of my breast. I don't have large breast so god knows how small my breast will be after if I decide this. Good video and will help

[loripitts]

One other thing I would mention is numbness. I am one week post lumpectomy and node removal and I do have numbness all around my surgical site and up into my armpit. Hoping all my feeling returns.

[drbus]

you should cover cording after sentinel lymphnode treatment

[kmommy]

I had my lumpectomy in November and it went pretty smooth. While I was healing I had sharp piercing pain that would come and go every now and then and the hard tissue underneath the skin. But the worst for me even after it healed is the itching, it gets bad.

[annaloph]

"Listen to your body as it tells the way to everyday healing " - annaloph

[FG-xcqj]

This was definitely the video I needed! I had a lumpectomy yesterday and was quite alarmed at the lighter blue bruising. Thank you so much for creating this video and tell us what may happen after the procedure.

[gerom]

Thank you so much. Just had a lumpectomy 2 days ago and my doctor gave me very little information on all process.

[ChristmasKathy]

New subscriber- I am having a lumpectomy in January.

[ATAICAROLINE-ftkf]

Thanks Dr.Am too undergoing mine soon.God lead the way.

[JennyChuaviriya]

This is wealth of information for a short video. Thank you doctor.

[KristinaChestnut]

Thank you for this information.I'm having a lumpectomy done on Feb 1st.I'm really not excited about it.

[deborahawatson]

Thank you.. this is my third day post op lumpectomy… thank you again!

[carolbrice]

I had one and still healing back to work on Monday lenitit duty

[kassianivasmatzidou]

I had lumpectomy for stage 0
DCIS on 06 June 2024 there was no
Pain and I did not take any painkillers.I was advised to take paracetamol in case I do experience pain.Sometimes the breast is swelling but nothing else, I don’t feel any discomfort.The scars are 3 one is bigger than the other 2, in general a good aesthetic result

[Journeymannic]

Extremely informative, now I know my mother has seroma.

[angelamhickslovestosing]

Thank you! Dr. Amy very good information ❤

[cinamingrl]

My doctor wouldn’t give me anything but ibuprofen. And I had to ask for it. Another fact is that it takes more than a few days after surgery. I now have a seroma but I don’t know yet if my surgeon will aspirate. My surgery was in early October 2023, I’m still healing. My doctor prescribed gabapentin. But it makes me lethargic and nauseous if I try to take a hike. The hardest part was the radiation. Absolutely awful.