A 47-year-old member asked:
How long for hospital stay after radical mastectomy?
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Dr. Greg Pahnkeanswered
Surgery - Oncology 46 years experience
Until she goes home: Never set a time frame but usually 1 to 2 days depending on reconstructive technique if any yes I am always surprised but they do well. If tram flap 5 days due to epidural. The answer though is pain control, no nausea - lightheadedness, eating, no bleeding from the drains.. Then after proper postop. Instructions and demonstration by the patient that she can comply than she can safely leave.
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Dr. Sean Canaleanswered
Breast Surgery 32 years experience
Radical?: Radical mastectomy (removal of the breast, axillary nodes, and the chest wall muscle behind the bread)t is rarely done now except for a locally advanced tumor directly invading muscle despite neoadjuvant therapy. A total mastectomy is removal of all the breast tissue (incl nipple complex). Often done with sentinel node bx. Modified radical is a total mastectomy plus an axillary node dissection.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
How long is hospital stay for a double mastectomy?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Surgical Oncology 20 years experience
Reconstruction?: It really depends on what kind of reconstruction you decide upon. The double mastectomy usually involves a 1 night hospital stay if no reconstruction is utilized. However, if a reconstruction is done using flaps, then you will probably be in the hosptial a few days to make sure everything is healing properly.
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