2007-10-27 14:13:09 · 3 answers · asked by babyphat 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
How long does the surgery take?
2007-10-27 14:50:42 · update #1
If I remember right, the surgery, including the lymph node biopsy, took about 2 hours. I stayed in the hospital for 2 nights after that.
2007-10-27 18:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by BriteHope 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had my mastectomy done as an outpatient at an outpatient clinic with a chest expander put in to start breast reconstruction. I was in by 9 and out before noon. I don't recommend this way of doing medicine. I think that I should have been in a hospital and at least stayed over night. The pressure to make it short and sweet is not in the best interest of the patient. I'm not saying there isn't a place for outpatient surgery, but what I had was way out of line for outpatient surgery at a free standing clinic.
2007-10-27 21:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went in in the afternoon and stayed overnight and was out the next day early on Thanksgiving day.
2007-10-27 21:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋