[nagdu] surgery recovery question

[Sherri]

Hi Tracy,

While I have not talked with anyone who uses a guide dog and has been 
diagnosed with breast cancer, I do medical transcription and if it is as 
simple a procedure as they are saying, you should be out of commission only 
a short time.

My thoughts and prayers are with you for a quick and full recovery.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lindagwizdak at peoplepc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] surgery recovery question


> Hi Tracy,
> Sorry to hear about the breast cancer.  My prayers are with you. I know 
> several women who have had breast cancer, including a guide dog user, and 
> all have made great recoveries and are living cancer-free for many years.
>
> I talked to the lady with the guide dog. She had her surgery back in 1994 
> and had both breasts removed and replaced with implants. She had the 
> cancer removed in one breast and the other removed as a preventative 
> measure. She has alot of breast cancer in her family.  She couldn't use 
> her dog for quite awhile as she had an extensive surgery.
>
> Yours sounds quite simple in comparison to hers.  I'd say, you may be down 
> for a couple of weeks tops since your surgery is in the right breast. 
> Also it will be alot easier if the cancerous tumor is removed and the rest 
> of the healthy tissue can remain.
>
> I'd recommend strongly that you use the Gentle Leader or whatever 
> headcollar you have on Ben during your recovery.  With the headcollar, you 
> will eliminate having to do leash corrections with the choke collar.  Also 
> the headcollar "cools his jets" so to speak and he will remain fairly calm 
> with the headcollar on.
>
> I think it will go OK for you.  You take care and good luck and God bless 
> you in your recovery.
>
> Regards,
>
> Linda and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 7:29 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] surgery recovery question
>
>
>>I have been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.  I'm having a
>> lumpectomy on Friday to hopefully remove the cancer from my right breast.
>> Afterwards, I'm not supposed to do anything strenuous for at least 10
>> days.  No heavy lifting, especially.  What I'm not sure about is if it
>> will affect my working my dog.  Ben sometimes pulls hard, if he gets
>> distracted, but usually not.  Also, I will have to be careful giving him
>> corrections, and not really give him a good jerk.
>> Has anyone here gone through this?  Did it affect your work with your 
>> dog,
>> while you were recovering? I'll ask my doctor about it, but I doubt he 
>> has
>> any clear idea of what's involved in working a guide dog.
>> You could write me off-list, if you like.
>> carcione at access.net
>> Thanks.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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