Cancer just messed with the wrong boobs!

  • Results day

    We have so few things to celebrate these days but the past 2 days have been good.  Yesterday my son passed his driving test, the relief was immense and I was so proud of him. Then today I found out my lumpectomy had been a success, clear margins...
  • The waiting continues.....

    I'm now nearly 3 weeks post op (on Monday) and it's flown by. My armpit feels sticky and clammy which I presume is the lack of lymph nodes and I'm still wearing my bra at night. It just doesn't feel comfortable if I go bra less. My bo...
  • 8 days post operation

    I'm now just over a week from my lumpectomy. Recovery is going ok, I just can't believe how tired I feel.  On Friday I saw my consultant and had my dressings and drain removed; it was so good to get rid of the drain - carrying it around was just...
  • Overnight stay courtesy of the NHS

    So my operation went well. I didn't have the blue dye in the end but something else, I'm not sure what but will check at my next clinic appointment. I went down at 10am and woke up in recovery at 1.30pm but was vomiting/dry heaving quite a bi...
  • Surgery tomorrow

    So my lumpectomy has been brought forward from the 10/8 to the 2/8, so although I welcomed this news with open arms it meant I had to get things sorted ASAP, both medically and at home. I had to go for a procedure to insert a Magseed which aids the s...