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What can you expect after having a lump removed from your breast?

Recovery after breast lump removal or lumpectomy is very short. You’ll have a dressing over the surgical incision on your breast when you wake up. Most times there is minor pain, but if you are uncomfortable, your surgeon will prescribe medication to help with any discomfort. If the lump was very large, you might have a surgical drain in place for a week or two. You’ll be shown how to empty and care for the drain at home. You should be able to return to normal activity within about a week after surgery. Avoid any strenuous activity for about two weeks. Your surgeon will give you specific guidelines for returning to normal activity.

* 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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