April 21: Today was my post-op at the Breast Center. The last 30 hours or so it felt like I had a softball being pushed hard into my armpit area and it was quite uncomfortable. After the nurse examined me, she determined that the drain needs to remain in for the next few days. She also said there was a lot of swelling so I was moved to the ultrsound room. The cause of the swelling was a buildup of fluid in the breast and Dr. Liang drained 50cc's. Ah, relief!
I was given a copy of the pathology report today and 9 lymph nodes were removed, 3 had cancer and 1 of the margins were not clear. I am scheduled for more surgery on May 4.
This visit to the Breast Center was exhausting. I came home and slept for 2 1/2 hours.
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