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How long is recovery from breast lumpectomy?

Full recovery from breast lumpectomy will take about a month. If you’ve had a lumpectomy without a lymph node biopsy, you’ll most likely be able to return to work in two to three days and begin more vigorous physical activity after a week of rest. For those with lymph node biopsy in addition to lumpectomy, you’ll need to take about a week off from work.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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