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Related: About this forumAnyone here had a surgical breast biopsy?
And if so, what kind of recovery times etc.
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Anyone here had a surgical breast biopsy? (Original Post)
maddezmom
Jun 2013
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auntsue
(277 posts)1. 2004 - under sedation
small incision 2 - 3 inches. Not much pain, no loss of work............ no big deal.
negative findings -- no cancer
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)2. Thanks for the reply
I am hoping for the same results.
auntsue
(277 posts)5. wishing you well
I got a positive report on Friday and had a really bad 3 day weekend only to find out on Tues it was benign
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)6. Sorry to hear you had a bad weekend, I can only imagine
How horrible it was. My surgery is scheduled on Friday morning. I am trading in my 7 am Pilates class for a yoga class to help me relax.
sinkingfeeling
(52,990 posts)3. Two of them. One in 1978 and one in 1988. Both were overnight stays back
then. No lasting problems. Went back to work the next day.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)4. Thanks
Mine is outpatient so I should be fine.