The American Cancer Society, or ACS, recommends that women ages 40 to 44 have the choice to begin yearly breast cancer screenings with a mammogram. In other words, a woman should carefully discuss the risks versus benefits of undergoing a mammogram with her doctor.
We referred her to this topic, said that post-stent pain was not uncommon and that, assuming nothing is amiss with the stent, this pain usually goes away in time. She replied today: ...you are correct about 2 days after my post the pain stopped, which made it about 6 weeks after stenting.
Some surgeons, however, will tell you can remove it a certain amount of days post-op. Please note that this is a guideline: if you were told you could remove it at Day 7 and yet you can't, it won't hurt to keep on a few more days. As the days after surgery pass, Steri-Strips do lose their adhesiveness and begin to curl. Simply trim the curled edges, and within a few days, the entire strip will fall off.