Breast surgery

Procedure Sedentary admin Sedentary light manual Active light manual Heavy manual Physically demanding
Benign lumpectomy 1-2 days 1-2 days 1week 2 weeks 2 weeks
Breast cancer wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy 1-2 weeks 1-2 weeks 1-3 weeks 3-6 weeks 4-6 weeks
Breast cancer wide local excision or mastectomy and axillary clearance 2-3 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-6 weeks 6-12 weeks 12 weeks+
Breast cancer with radiotherapy and endocrine therapy 2-12 weeks 2-12 weeks 4-12 weeks 12 weeks+ 12 weeks+
Breast cancer with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy and herceptin 2-39 weeks 2-39 weeks 26-39 weeks 26-52 weeks 26-52 weeks
Breast implant 2 weeks 2 weeks 4 weeks 6 weeks 6 weeks