[MR] Re: Atlantia Digest, Vol 12,Breast Cancer petition

[Karl von Lindenheim]

I work in the medical field and would just like to point out that drains
from a mastectomy are often kept in place for several days to a week after
surgery.  It is no great hardship to go home with them still attached.
This said, it would certainly be preferable to stay at least 24 hours where
one can receive proper care, rather than being discharged a mere few hours
after surgery.
Karl von Lindenheim


It's about eliminating the
> >"drive-through
> >mastectomy" where women are forced to go home hours after surgery
> >against
> >the wishes of their doctor; still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes
> >with
> >drainage tubes still attached