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Are You Worried Daily Life Will Be on Hold for a Long Time?
Are You Worried Daily Life Will Be on Hold for a Long Time?
"I want to have surgery, but won't I be unable to do anything for a long while afterward?"
It's the worry most often voiced by those who can't leave work and daily life empty for long. The man I introduce today, too, came worried more about daily life becoming difficult for a long period after surgery than about the surgery itself.
In his case, the return to daily life was like this
After finishing surgery, this patient wrote:
"After 2 to 3 days had passed, daily life was possible within reason, without overdoing it."
I'm grateful he wrote even the qualifier "within reason, without overdoing it" so precisely. This is strictly his course, and the pace of recovery differs with the extent of resection and each person's condition. So in the consultation we point out concretely, to fit each person's daily routine, at what point what becomes possible, and we decide the stages of return together while watching the course.
To those with big scheduling worries, I start by telling them the surgery itself is shorter than they think. The anesthesia is local, placed around the areola, and the actual operating time is usually about thirty minutes. Through years of accumulated surgical know-how I've reduced the time considerably, and I believe a shorter operation is safer for the patient.
I also guide the early recovery concretely. For 12 to 48 hours right after surgery there is a risk of bleeding, so we add further compression over the garment. Because the chest and abdomen are tightened twice over, it's admittedly uncomfortable during that time. But when you come in the next day and we check for bleeding and remove the extra compression, it becomes much more comfortable, with no great strain in working life.
The words: even though it looked busy
This patient honestly wrote that even though the clinic had a busy atmosphere, the consultation was kind. It's an expression that both stings and touches us with gratitude. Even on days when many are coming and going, making it, at least within the exam room and consultation room, the time of that one person—that's the principle we try to keep.
"I want to wear a thin T-shirt"
This is the answer that came when I asked what he wanted to do after surgery. If you're someone who has hidden behind thick clothes every summer, you'll know the weight of this short sentence.
Summer clothes are thin, so a protruding chest leaves few options to choose from. So I recommend that once recovery is over, they buy a body-fitting shirt and try it on. The moment you try on clothes you'd never been able to wear, you'll confirm for yourself that you've now become free from that fear.
Why he recommended before summer
To others with the same worry, he left, "Please have the surgery in advance, before summer comes...!"
This is advice from his experience, and whether and when to have surgery is best judged after confirming your own state through an examination. But to add a doctor's view: because there's a period of wearing the compression garment during recovery, it's true that many prefer the cooler times before and after, rather than midsummer. Which time suits you within your own schedule, we'll also work out together in the consultation.
To those mindful of exercise, I add one thing. During recovery you should not do upper-body exercise, but light walking or lower-body exercise like squats is fine. Knowing it's not a period of stopping daily life and exercise altogether makes planning far easier.
If you've been putting it off because you can't put daily life on hold for long, I hope you won't work it out alone but will come and work it out together. From the moment the conversation begins, the worry starts to sort itself out. Come without fear and with ease, and I'll sincerely help.