Since the surgical team have discharged me I’ve been referred to Oncology for what I call the “mopping up operation “. That is, treatments designed to reduce my risk of recurrence.
Blood tests confirmed that despite my age, I am sti...
I have told people about my cancer, a lot of people say “I’m sorry”, but then the next thing they say is how brave I am. I get a bit crotchety at that: Brave? How? What am I doing that’s brave? I didn’t choose to g...
At my post-op visit to the breast care unit I was reassured that my implant was stable, even though I felt like one of those crinkly cat toys and was pretty swollen, but no seroma to be drained. I was also told that the mastectomy revealed an area of...
I had my right sided mastectomy on 19th, with an expandable implant fitted immediately (in a deflated state). I only found out, just before they put me to sleep, that they were going ahead with immediate reconstruction - which was a relief I didn&rsq...
Had my pre-op check with a nurse on the plastics team which highlighted a few issues such as my weight, my asthma and the increased risks of surgery due to my hypermobility disorder. I felt quite down but worse, I was told my reconstruction might nee...
