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| 06/02/2003 | I AM SCHEDULED FOR A LUMPECTOMY ON JUNE 13, OUTPATIENT WITH LOCAL ANETHESTIC TO BREAST AND "TWILIGHT SLEEP"-(HAVE DIAGNOSIS OF DCIS IN SITU, LOW GRADE ON STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY), HOW LONG CAN I EXPECT RECOVERY TIME TO BE? AM NOT HAVING SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY. THANKS! | ||
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| 06/03/2003 | Most patients feel well enough to return to work after just 48 hours. Usually the surgeon uses local anesthetic generously for day of surgery and patients can take oral pain meds thereafter. hope that helps. congrats on having noninvasive disease-- a poster child for mammography. | ||
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