I was terrified before my DMX on 4/19 (Ativan was super helpful for me and allowed me to sleep) but my entire recovery so far has been incredibly smooth. I had hardly any pain which I still don’t understand, I’d say my max was 4 out of 10 on the pain scale. I kept up with the pain med routine that was recommended to me for a week and then switched to only Tylenol as needed.

For me, the bummers were mental. I was disappointed that I didn’t have any fill during the surgery as discussed (and left the hospital flat), and found out I’d need chemo even though it was all but off the table prior to DMX pathology results. I have lobular though, which is a notoriously sneaky, hard to visualize on scans type of BC. So it probably should’ve been less of a shock than it was.

The actual surgery and recovery has been WAY easier than expected though! I started going on progressively longer walks a couple days post op and I think that’s helped me a lot. I’ve also been learning to crochet and keeping a gratitude journal which have also been helpful activities during recovery!

I hope your experience goes as smoothly as mine has! Good luck to you ☺️