Hi, I’m 47 and a mum of two (12 &14). I was diagnosed with a invasive lobular cancer grade 3 in my breast in Nov 2019. Had surgery on 23rd Dec to remove the tumour 23mm and they discovered the tumou
was bigger then first expected 46mm. Just had a mastectomy 2 days ago and due to start Chemo in 3 weeks time then followed possibly by radiotherapy and eventually reconstruction if I want it. Due toave my drain out tomorrow which fills me with dread!
Hi didn’t feel mine come out either so don’t worry too much, you will be glad to see it gone I hated having it. Good luck.
Hi Tanya, so sorry about what you're going through, you're way too young! I bet your children are a huge comfort and will spur you on to recovery xx
I'm 61, with the same cancer as you, but grade 2. Had mastectomy 6th Jan. Like you, they found that my tumour was much bigger than they had thought -I'll be seeing the oncologist and starting chemo as well, followed by radiation.
Don't worry about the drain removal, I had mine out 2 days after the op as well, truly, no big deal (and I'm speaking as a wimp here!!) My nurse held her finger tightly over where it went in, pulled it out gently and said 'wiggle your fingers and toes as it's coming out' -that actually helped. No pain at all, just a weird feeling that is over in seconds xxx
Best of luck with everything, I'm now almost 3 weeks on after the op and feeling like my old self again, cooking, walking the dog, but still taking it easy and resting -that's the key, listen to your body and sleep as much as you can, lift nothing to start off with- get others to bring you everything - water, tea, whatever you need but stay in bed and get used to being waited on
Good luck xxx
