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• Community News

  This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.

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• Warm your teaspoon

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Latest blog posts

• My Bionic Boob

  December 2021 - Recovery at Home

  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...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  November 2021 - Mastectomy & New Boob

  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...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  November 2021 - Waiting for Operation #2

  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...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  October 2021 - More to do

  Pathology results came back: left side now cancer free but right side… every single biopsy they took, even if normal looking tissue, contained invasive breast cancer. It was what they call multifocal breast cancer, with dozens of tiny strands ...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  September 2021 - Wide Local Excision Surgery

  I was booked to have Wide Local Excisions (lumpectomy) on both breasts as a day case. They also intended to take out the 5th and 6th sentinel lymph nodes on the left side, where I had the invasive cancer. I was so scared of my op being cancelled beca...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  August 2021 - testing testing

  Before my Wide local excision surgery (aka lumpectomy), my surgeon wanted me to have an MRI. This was just to check the position of blood vessels etc and ensure there were no other areas of concern in my left breast. For the MRI I had to lie on my f...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  June 2021 - Diagnosis

  A week and a half before that fateful phone call, I’d been for a routine mammogram. I’d been experiencing some breast pain, especially in the left breast, but my GP said it was probably hormonal as breast cancer rarely caused pain. Beside...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• My Bionic Boob

  In the time before June 2021

  I’m a 55 year old mum of three - all grown up and only one left at home. I have recently finished a diploma in counselling, had completed my qualifying hours (and then some), for  a fantastic charity and just had to finish my very looooong...

  Former Member over 4 years ago
• Community News

  November catch-up from the Community - 'This forum is a lifeline and keeps me sane'

  

  As we move into December, it’s time to take a look at what’s been happening on the Community throughout November and share some of the valuable support you’ve been offering each other.

  We’ve welcomed 1,828 new members to the Community in November. Although we are sorry that circumstances have brought you here, we wish a very warm welcome to each and everyone of you. We hope that you find the site to be a safe place of comfort and support.

  'This forum is a lifeline and keeps...

  Steph - Online Community Team over 4 years ago
• It's Gone Tits Up

  Guess who’s back, back again

  And we are back to the chemotherapy outpatients ward! Last week I was there for my pre assessment. Back to blood taken, getting weighed, covid tests and more books to fill out. I hadn’t realised how much I had missed the girls there until I wen...

  Former Member over 4 years ago