{"id":4318,"date":"2025-09-29T19:28:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/aging\/health\/jessie-js-1-simple-habit-after-breast-cancer-surgery-is-oncologist-approved-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:28:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:28:35","slug":"jessie-js-1-simple-habit-after-breast-cancer-surgery-is-oncologist-approved-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/aging\/health\/jessie-js-1-simple-habit-after-breast-cancer-surgery-is-oncologist-approved-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessie J\u2019s 1 Simple Habit After Breast Cancer Surgery Is Oncologist-Approved\u2014Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Singer Jessie J revealed earlier this month that she has breast cancer, but now, she’s getting candid with fans about recovering from recent breast cancer surgery<\/em>, along with all of the emotions that come with it. Just yesterday, she posted a series of photos on her Instagram of herself post-op, along with a caption detailing her recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis post is some of the honest lows and highs of the last 48 hours,\u201d Jessie wrote in the caption. \u201cI will always show the good and hard bits of any journey I go through.\u201d After thanking her healthcare providers and medical care team, Jessie shared that she\u2019s now home, resting, and awaiting her biopsy results.<\/p>\n

When Jessie first announced her “early” breast cancer diagnosis, she hinted to fans that she may have to get a mastectomy (i.e., a surgical procedure to remove breast tissue), joking that this is “a very dramatic way to get a boob job,” and that she planned to “come back with massive tits.”<\/p>\n

Among some of the personal photos she shared\u2014including one of her lying in her hospital bed and singing before surgery\u2014was a snapshot of a pamphlet titled “Exercises After Breast Cancer Surgery.” While Jessie didn\u2019t specifically mention anything about exercises she’s partaking in post-operation, oncologists says this is actually a vital part of the surgery recovery process.<\/p>\n

Here, learn the top exercises oncologists suggest post-breast cancer surgery, and why it’s so important for healing.<\/p>\n

First, what does breast cancer surgery recovery look like?\u00a0<\/h2>\n

This will all depend on the type that you get. For example, people who get a lumpectomy (i.e., where the tumor and a small amount of surrounding tissue are removed) or sentinel node surgery (i.e., removal of lymph nodes where cancer is likely to spread) will typically recover within two to three weeks, says Kelly Hunt, MD, an oncologist in the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring that time, the patient is not debilitated; however, they will feel tired,\u201d says Janie Grumley, MD, breast surgical oncologist and director of the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Providence Saint John\u2019s Center and associate professor of surgery at Saint John\u2019s Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Grumley adds that most people can do \u201clight activities\u201d at this point.<\/p>\n

But a double mastectomy, aka when both breasts are removed, is a different story. “That is a lot more for people to recover from,” Dr. Hunt says, adding it can take anywhere from four to six weeks or longer to recover.<\/p>\n