How long is breast cancer recovery period

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In June, my best friend always said that her left breast was painful. At the beginning, I didn't care about it, but she always said that she was neurotic. Later, I accompanied her to the hospital for examination. It turned out that it was really breast cancer, so I had to do surgery. I told you how long the recovery period of breast cancer is!

How long is breast cancer recovery period

First of all: after breast cancer surgery, that is, in the recovery period, we should take some traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen the healthy and eliminate pathogenic factors, adjust the functions of yin and Yang, Qi and blood, and viscera, and use traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate slowly. Most of them are Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, etc., which can nourish Qi and blood, strengthen spleen and stomach, produce Rehmannia glutinosa, Radix trichosanthis, Fructus Lycii, etc., which can nourish yin and body fluid, Xianmao, Xianling spleen, Psoralea corylifolia, semen cuscutae, etc., which can warm yang and tonify kidney. The recovery period generally takes one or two months, and all of them need to rest, so don't be too tired.

Second: of course, we suggest that we use traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate, at the same time, we must make changes in the diet. As we all know, it is very harmful to the body after surgery, so in the recovery period, we can digest more protein foods, such as milk, eggs, fish, bean products, etc., which can improve the body's anti-cancer ability. Milk and eggs can improve the protein disorder after radiotherapy.

Finally: another symptom after breast cancer surgery is arm edema. For this symptom, it is recommended that patients take professional and appropriate massage. Through massage, the lymphatic vessels of surrounding tissues should be cleared first, so as to accelerate the lymph reflux of the affected upper limb. Massage needs to be carried out by experienced teachers, with hands to move the skin on the subcutaneous tissue, the action should be moderate, rhythmic, long-term appropriate massage is conducive to the relief and treatment of symptoms.

matters needing attention

Breast cancer patients in the recovery period, diet must be light, eat more fruits and vegetables is better, eat less rice, refined noodles, high fat, not easy to digest food, maintain a normal state of mind is particularly important, do not indiscriminately use exogenous estrogen, do not long-term excessive drinking, follow the doctor's guidance, do not abuse drugs, it is recommended to use Chinese medicine conditioning.