Symptom Checker. 1  Upper abdominal spasm and Abdomen spasm (4 causes) 2  Upper abdominal spasm and Abdomen spasm similar to appendicitis (4 causes) 3  Upper abdominal spasm and Abdominal guarding (4 causes) 4  Upper abdominal spasm and Abdominal mass (4 causes) 5  Upper abdominal spasm and Abdominal pain (4 causes)
Getting the results of your pathology report. Just like the pathology report you received after your biopsy, you will also receive a pathology report after lumpectomy or mastectomy. The results of your pathology report will probably be ready 3 to 7 days after your surgery. This period of waiting may be one of the hardest you will face.
The recovery time of breast reconstruction post mastectomy largely depends on the type of procedure performed. With implant based reconstruction, the average time ranges from two weeks to four weeks back to a desk job. With more advanced reconstruction, using your own tissue (autologous), more time is generally required for recovery, as there is a donor site that has to heal as well.