Now What? - Amy Curran Baker - MaryBeth Curran Brown

Now What?

Amy Curran Baker - MaryBeth Curran Brown
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All the information you need after mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery so that you can focus on what matters most: healing and staying well.

Why am I so tired all the time? What about these drains? Should I worry about lymphedema? Your mastectomy (with or without reconstruction) doesnít end when you leave the operating room. In Now What?, Amy Curran Baker, an occupational therapist who has had a double mastectomy and direct to implant breast reconstruction, and her co-authors, two registered nurses, answer all of your post-surgery questions in this comprehensive and empowering guide. Now What? helps you:

Consider your options and make the decisions that are best for you
Deal with frozen shoulder syndrome, wound care, swollen lymph nodes, and other side effects of mastectomy
Organize the nitty-gritty issues of wound management post-op care with helpful charts and logs
Hear real stories from other breast cancer survivors who have had a mastectomy