Breast cancer

Crikey you've had quite a time of it all, on the plus side you are being listened to and action is being taken (its my habit to find the silver lining!).

How do you feel about your current situation?

Sam

HiI You have found the right place for help and support.Fingers crossed that you are able to keep getting on the site (recent update is causing a few problems) Sorry to hear that you are needing a mastectomy but the doctors are taking action and hopefully they are being supportive. Sending big but gentle hugs to you xx Kwissy

Oh heck, what a lot you’ve had to cope with!

but a mastectomy is do-able, honestly. In these awful times I would guess you’ve not been given the choice for any reconstruction surgery at the same time? I hope that, should you wish, you’ll get the chance at some stage. 

take it easy, a general anaesthetic takes anything up to 3 weeks to leave your system, but do remember to do the exercises given, you don’t want to end up with a stiff shoulder on top of it all! Allow yourself some time, too, to grieve as this is a loss, after all. 

if you find the nights keep you awake and you want to ‘chat’ then do join the ‘AWAKE’ thread, there are often folk also awake and posting, you need to perhaps be a little loopy as the regulars call themselves fruit loops! 

sending you a big hug xxx

Thank you mommy. I found this encouraging as I have just been told this week I have to have a mastectomy, which was a shock, and yes no reconstruction available at present.

Kerry good luck with your mastectomy.  You’ll be a couple of weeks ahead of me. I’m on a waiting list of 4 or more weeks.

Thanks Sam, honestly don’t know how I feel tbh. I usually try and look for that sliver lining too xx K

Thank You  , H&K 

xx K

Thanks Moomy, no reconstruction hasn’t been mentioned at all. I’m thankful I found this group tbh too, I’m so busy trying to put on a smile , xx K

Thanks Jejke. Good luck also for yours. The waiting is all so hard, the self isolating before hand is horrible also! Apart from medical appointments I’ve been indoors since 11th July 

xx

K