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PRESSURE SORES (BED SORES) – IMPORTANT SECTION

It is very important for you to read this section carefully if you can’t move around freely and easily, whether or not you are confined to bed. You don’t have to be in bed to get bed sores, which is why I prefer the name of pressure sores.

Pressure sores are nearly always preventable—you are not [...]

BREAST SURGERY: STAYING IN HOSPITAL AFTER OPERATION

An operation to remove a lump from the breast will probably last about 20 to 30 minutes; mastectomies may take up to an hour. Therefore you are likely to be away from the ward for no more than 3 to 4 hours. You may feel drowsy and slightly sick as the effects of the general [...]