I didn't start chemo till nearly 2 months post masectomy- had my son's wedding first to get through. My oncologist said it was fine & that he usually recommended women wait a month or more to give your body time to heal post surgery first. Also I didn't have to have a port- no problems with my veins. Am now 4 1/2 yrs cancer free.

I am 6 months out and still have swelling and a good amount of pain. Have been told by both surgeon and oncologist that this could go on a very long time. I guess this is my new normal. I take my pain meds, go to water therapy and pray. No one tell us this could happen before the surgery but what other choices did we have!

I started chemo after surgery (Tram flap 1 side) I think 5 weeks post surgery. I'm HER-2 Positive (score 3).

I had my port placed first then 6 days later started chemo and then mastecomy then radiation. I was stage3c inflammatory breast cancer with her2neu.... Because of my inflammatory breast cancer I had to have chemo first. But your right after a mastecomy chemo just doesn't sound fun. Six days after my mastectomy I did go back for my herceptin infusions though. Although the effects of the herceptin are minimal my doctor looked at me like really... I just wanted it done. I have like this 6 day waiting theme going on lol. Hopefully within a week you will feel much better. Did you get expanders or do immediate reconstruction?

I got my port in 2 weeks after my BMX and started chemo 2 weeks after that. I did fine.