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A member asked:
How much time does it take to recover from a lumpectomy?
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Not long: If you are vigorous prior to having your lumpectomy, the recovery (assuming you have a sentinel lymph node biopsy and not a full axillary dissection where all the nodes are removed) should be relatively quick. Most patients do not require prescription pain medications after about a week.
Answered 6/19/2014
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Lumpectomy recovery: Most patients return to usual daily lifestyle activities within 1 week of surgery and resume greater physical activity (e.g., light low-impact sports) in 4-6 weeks. Dennis
Answered 12/7/2014
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I had a lumpectomy for breast cancer and also had chemotherapy as it was grade 3. Now, the doctors want me to have radiations and take tamoxifen, but i'm fed up with the treatment. What should I do?
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Is tamoxifen safe and can I take it? I am a 67-year-old white female living alone. Last year i had early catch stage-1 breast cancer. I next had a lumpectomy and only one treatment of chemotherapy. I was scheduled for four treatments. The side affects
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