What is the recovery period for having a lumpectomy?

How much time have people taken off from work after having a breast lumpectomy?

I lost two days from work...the day I had the lumpectomy and the day after (because I wasn't allowed to drive for 24 hours due to anesthesia).

This will vary from person to person and surgeon to surgeon though. You will have to ask your surgeon how long he wants you to be off work. My surgeon would have given me more time but I always bounce back very quickly.

The Lumpectomy surgery itself should take around 15鈥?0 minutes. The process of being admitted and prepared for surgery will vary from place to place. The amount of time you spend in the recovery room, waking up and getting to the point that you're ready to go home, will vary from woman to woman.
The incision is the place the surgeon cuts into the breast to do whatever needs to be done. Talk with your surgeon ahead of time about what kind of scar you will have. Most surgeons use curved incisions (like a smile or a frown) that follow the natural curve of your breast and allow for better healing.
Your surgeon will probably operate with a kind of electric scalpel that uses heat to minimize bleeding (an electrocautery knife). If the tumor can be seen or felt, the surgeon will remove it along with a rim of healthy tissue around it. If the tumor cannot be felt or seen, the surgeon will have used a procedure BEFORE surgery to locate and mark the tumor using mammogram or ultrasound.

Sometimes, but not always, a drain will be put in place to collect excess fluid that can accumulate in the space where the tumor was. Finally, your surgeon will stitch the incision closed and will dress the wound
There is usually a loss of sensation in part of the breast after lumpectomy, depending on the size of the lump removed. Some or most of this ability to feel can return.


After surgery, your breasts may not match in size and shape. This is because removing breast tissue during surgery usually makes the affected breast appear smaller; however, swelling in response to surgery may also make your breast appear bigger.
If you've had general anesthesia, you'll find yourself in a recovery room with other patients after surgery. The staff in the recovery room watches your vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, breathing) and waits until you are fully awake and stable. If you feel pain, now is the time to speak up. The recovery room nurses will be ready to give you pain medications prescribed by your surgeon.

Nurses in the hospital are very interested in helping patients become independent. In fact, you may find that your nurse wants you to get moving before you think you're ready! That's because there's medical evidence that women recover more quickly and more effectively the sooner they get moving after surgery.
Your doctor may suggest a schedule such as this for starting activity after surgery:

Get out of bed within a few hours after surgery.


Begin doing arm exercises the morning after surgery.


Resume your normal activities a few days after lumpectomy and a few weeks after mastectomy

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