Bupivacaine vs Placebo for Unilateral Mastectomy Surgical Site Post-operative Pain Control

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients who are non-English speaking
• •Patients having any immediate breast reconstructive procedure
• •Patients are having bilateral mastectomy
• •Patients who report a baseline pain score \> 3, unrelated to a breast procedure
• •Patients who take long acting opioid medication use
• •Patients will be excluded if they are having their mastectomy performed with tumescence
• •Patients weighing \< 40kg as 20cc of bupivacaine 0.5% is greater than the maximum allowed dose
• •Patients within 6 months of previous enrollment for surgery for contralateral mastectomy