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laundry_queen

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30. That's too bad the surgeons are telling them that.

Sun May 19, 2013, 01:28 AM

May 2013

I know that for some places sending people home after a C-section is done in 48 hours. I had 3 C-sections (and a vaginal birth that I went home AMA 12 hours later...because it was such a piece of cake compared to a c-section) and there was NO way I was ready to go home after 48 hours. They finally kicked me out after 4 days for my first 2 C-sections. My third C-section I went home after 3.5 days and it was much much too soon (I had some complications). Yet everyone says 4 days is plenty and 48 hours is standard in some places. It really is ridiculous and cruel.

I want so much for you all to get single payer....I wouldn't trade my healthcare system for a million dollars.

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A question about Angelina Jolie and Double Mastectomies [View all] truedelphi May 2013 OP

Good points. My dear Aunt Ginger had a mastectomy in her late 70's, & they sent her home peacebird May 2013 #1

I am so sorry to hear that your aunt suffered in this manner truedelphi May 2013 #4

The nurses discharging her should have asked the Ilsa May 2013 #18

Since this was a prophylactic surgery, ie., there WAS marybourg May 2013 #2

That is good information, and truedelphi May 2013 #5

Also, if you're not in a situation where you have someone to help you, you could winter is coming May 2013 #9

I'm expendable in the eyes of the government and don't qualify for insurance. So no worries here. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #3

it's not only masectomies -- they push everybody out to take care of themselves, often with HiPointDem May 2013 #6

When people say "It can't happen here" truedelphi May 2013 #7

Yes, but... Ms. Toad May 2013 #13

When you have had a by pass surgery, truedelphi May 2013 #17

my angel father had an entire node of his lung removed roguevalley May 2013 #12

i hear you & have similar stories. as if the cruelty of disease and aging wasn't cruelty enough. HiPointDem May 2013 #14

consider yourself hugged, honey roguevalley May 2013 #21

ditto. HiPointDem May 2013 #31

I'm pretty sure there is no relationship Ms. Toad May 2013 #15

I was advised by my doctor to get the shingles vaccine during my last routine checkup and I did. phylny May 2013 #16

But wasn't it nice to hear you were "too young" for something just one more time? dflprincess May 2013 #27

Shingles vaccine age was dropped to 55, I had it last year. peacebird May 2013 #32

Ha, that's a good one! phylny May 2013 #33

They must have lowered it since I spoke to my doctor about it last year dflprincess May 2013 #38

Yes our doctors who are still practitioners are often on truedelphi May 2013 #19

I think that only one in three people who have had truedelphi May 2013 #22

I believe you are describing a radical mastectomy... hlthe2b May 2013 #8

In addition to the point marybourg made - Ms. Toad May 2013 #10

One of my sisters also had a double mastectomy. s-cubed May 2013 #11

Do you know why this is an issue? Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #20

I pray for the day when the slash/burn/poison model of cancer therapy is a thing of the past BrotherIvan May 2013 #23

I get what you are saying. laundry_queen May 2013 #24

I so very much envy the Canadians their system of health care. truedelphi May 2013 #28

That's too bad the surgeons are telling them that. laundry_queen May 2013 #30

My 86 year old mother just has a mastectomy and lumpectomy Beaverhausen May 2013 #25

Ms Toad, up wards of this in response ten, truedelphi May 2013 #29

my mother (84) is taking Letrozole so hopefully - no mastectomy Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #26

This is between Ms. Jolie and her Doctor. Sure she made this public to get ahead of it in... Tikki May 2013 #34

i did not say it was not between truedelphi May 2013 #35

I am sorry...I just want people to know... Tikki May 2013 #36

No need to truedelphi May 2013 #37