Have your mother chauffeur you back and forth for your treatments if you need follow-up therapy such as radiation or chemotherapy. Having a spouse or close friend take off from work to do the chauffeuring is a wonderful thought, but perhaps not practical. They should have a large opening for your head and armholes. They nicely accommodate any drainage tubes that you may have. Consider having your mom be the person to change your dressings and empty your drain devices.
Most women do go home with at least one and sometimes two drainage tubes in the incision.
Drainage tubes are too awkward and emotionally challenging for you to manage yourself. Also you may not feel comfortable having your spouse handle them. A mother's touch can be the perfect thing. If so, plan to have your mom either come to the hospital the morning of your discharge or request a Home Health care nurse to come to your home the first day. A nurse will show your mother the procedure for emptying and recording the amount in the drainage devises.