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"My Body Wasn't Nice Because of My Chest"
"My Body Wasn't Nice Because of My Chest"
The worries of those facing surgery mostly branch two ways. Will the surgery go well, and will there be no aftereffects once it's over.
There was a man who came carrying these two questions. Today, through the review he left, I convey words to those hesitating with the same worry.
Will the surgery go well, will there be aftereffects
What this patient worried about most before surgery was whether the surgery itself might not go well, and whether aftereffects might occur.
Having finished surgery, this patient wrote, "The surgery went well, and there were no aftereffects." Of course this is his case, and the surgical course and recovery can differ from person to person. So we explain the expected process and the flow of recovery concretely before surgery, and confirm the course together afterward as well.
Easing your worry is also part of the treatment
This patient said that during the consultation the manager explained kindly, and his worry decreased a lot.
A considerable part of the fear of surgery comes, in fact, from "not knowing." When you come to know step by step what process it goes through and how recovery proceeds, vague worry turns into concrete preparation. This is why we put time into consultation.
I think the best way to ease tension is to explain until the patient fully understands what they're curious about. So we don't give explanations in order to obtain a surgical consent form. If needed, we give the same talk several times, and only after confirming that the anxious, tense mind has eased do we bring the patient into the operating room.
Why the memory around surgery is hazy
When I asked about his memory during surgery, this patient said his memory of before and after surgery remained hazy.
Our surgery is done under local anesthesia with an injection around the areola. The last words the patient hears are, "This will sting, please bear with just this part." The actual operating time is about thirty minutes. Shortened considerably through years of accumulated surgical know-how, and I believe a shorter operation is safer for the patient.
The surgery time long feared and pictured often passes, for the patient, in a short while. That the size of the fear and the weight of the time actually experienced can differ is a part many people learn only after surgery.
What he wants to do now
When I asked what he most wanted to do after surgery, this patient answered: "I want to exercise and build my body. Until now my body wasn't nice because of my chest."
It wasn't only exercise he'd put off because of his chest. The wish to shape his body, the wish to stand confidently before the mirror. Watching the moment that wish begins to move again is a great reward for us too.
Two things he left at the end
This patient left words to others with the same worry to come quickly without deliberating, and wrote that he was very satisfied. But this too is his experience, and whether to have surgery is best judged after confirming your own condition through an examination.
And he also left one request. It was that he'd like to receive the explanation of post-surgery care and disinfection as a printed guide as well. I think it's a fair point. An explanation heard by ear tends to blur once you go home. We'll consider internally whether we can improve the way we provide guidance. A single line written this honestly makes the recovery of the next people who come more comfortable.
I don't think surgery is the end. If anything, we must watch more closely from right after surgery than before, so we confirm the course together through long-term follow-up. Giving the trust that whenever a problem arises, asking resolves it, is what I consider our job.
I hope you won't worry alone but will come in for a consultation. I may not be able to solve everything, but most people leave with their questions sorted out. I sincerely want to help.