I'm surprised your doctor did not give you an estimate for your back to work date. Too much moving, too soon. does increase the fluid build-up, and if the amount coming from the drain is too high, they will not remove them. You need to take it easy so your body can learn how to handle the fluid, especially if you had any lymph nodes removed. You don't want to have the drains in too long, and you don't want to put yourself at risk of developing lymphedema- which can end up being a lifetime issue. Rest, heal, do your exercises to get your range of motion back. I had the single mastectomy and my surgeon would not release for at least a month. I had chemo after surgery, so I need approval from both (the surgeon and the oncologist) to go back to work, so I was out for 8 weeks. Gentle hugs!

I had Invasive ductal, tumor was 29 cm, I had a bilateral. Surgeon said Lumpectomy. I asked her to take both. I am 65 and have some heart issues, I wanted to heal now while i am young :) My Surgeon is the best, her superpower is sewing. she is still very attentive 4 months later. I am about to finish "preventative Radiation" 25 rounds. Do what's best for you ASK 1000's of questions, I write mine down on index cards for each AND ask Surgeon Dr onco questions, Rad Dr Onco questions, I even ask the Lympho specialist Onco questions. Bye the way at my hospitals Lympho clinic started massaging "manuel draining" my lymph nodes. FEELS AWSOME, ask about that my insurance pays for so many sessions.

Hi Najmeh,
The cancer was only in my right breast. I had all of the right breast tissue removed, a few lymph nodes removed for testing, and an expander was placed in my breast for reconstruction. Hope that helps answer your question.

Hi, I am very new in this, tell me what did you mean by stage one? Was cancer spread in your both breasts? Was cancer in one breast, but you did Double, because of the shape?
Thank you for your answer.🍀