The surgeon told me at my post op appointment that there had been two tumors, both quite small and both grade 2. She said there was no lymph node involvement. She recommended chemotherapy as a "just in case". I reluctantly agreed.
Four rounds of AC later, many bouts of sickness later, many anti sickness tablets later, many hairs lost later and I was finally done with the chemo.
At another post-chemo appointment…
The middle bit is loooooong and, I'm sure, a familiar tale. I was now 32, and had a mastectomy, lymph node removal and much angst over how this made me feel. I could have done with someone to talk to but was excluded from the support group because "my age might have made the other ladies uncomfortable".
I had to make do with leaflets - an abundance of leaflets that I'm sure were helpful to some but not to…
Back in 2003 or so - when I was just 31 - I found a tiny, painless lump in my left breast. It disappeared the next day so I thought ".....probably hormonal. It's coming up for that time of the month". I forgot about it for a week. Suddenly, I got a very brief - lasting a mere second - stabbing pain in my breast. It felt like being stabbed with a needle thin razor. It went as quickly as it came.
That night…
