The pathology results from your surgery should be available within one week after your surgery. Follow-up appointments to discuss the pathology results and examine the operative site are generally made by your nurse before you leave the hospital or surgery center. Call the Carolina Breast & Oncologic Surgery office to confirm your appointment or if you do not have one or do not remember it.
THE PATHOLOGY RESULTS ARE USUALLY NOT DISCUSSED OVER THE TELEPHONE.
Contact us for the following problems or any unanswered questions. Ask to speak with a nurse during the day or the answering service in the evening to reach your doctor or the doctor on call.
- Pain that is not relieved by medication
- Fever more than 101o F or chills
- Excessive bleeding (a very bloody dressing)
- Redness outside the dressing
- Excessive and painful swelling
- Discharge or bad odor from the wound
- Allergic or other reactions to medication(s)
