It's been 10 days since my surgery. The dressings are off and the scars ate ugly. It looks like the front of my breast was chopped off with an axe. It is hard to look at my image in a mirror. It seems so drastic when I feel so well. I won't get my results for another few days on 20th December. Will I need more surgery? Did they get clear margins? Will I have chemo and/or radotherapy? All these questions going round my head. Should I go back to work while I am waiting for treatment to start? I feel down and finding it hard to see a bright side.
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