Wire guided lumpectomy

Hi Rhelic2012 welcome to the forum and sorry to hear what is happening for you. I had a wire guided lumpectomy and had the wire fitted on the morning of my surgery. The wire will be left but taped to your breast and will be removed when you are in theatre. It is not a stupid question at all. Feel free to pop in and out as you feel able to do so and keep in touch and let us know how you are doing? Best Wishes Gail x

Hi Gail, thank you so much for your reply, and for telling me what to expect. I too have the surgery the same day, it starts with the wire put in place, then I have to have go for radio active dye for the can locate the sentinel node then wait around for the surgery. I'm shell shocked to be jonedy Gail, I've always checked my breasts but they were undetectable. I'm only at stage 1 but cancer is such a terrifying word,  despite being on anti anxiety tablets from the doctor I'm so anxious. Hugs Helen x

Hi Rhelic2012  I also had this operation and I was really worried about this too - I am so squeamish! As GRANNY59 says, they put the wire in first and they coiled mine and taped it to my breast. It was fine (not my favourite thing! But perfectly ok). It makes sense that you didn’t feel the lump as the wire guided procedure is used when they need help locating the lump, mine was also deep. 
I was also really, really scared before my op - it’s all such a shock and then suddenly you are scheduled for surgery… BUT You will be in very capable hands. I took a book and also headphones so I could listen to music on the day of my surgery to help me stay calm / keep me busy.  
Your breast cancer nurse should be able to answer questions and set your mind at ease.

take care and sending a hug X 

Hi, I'm one of the champions in this group and I just wanted to say hello. I'm so glad you found the courage to post, it's a friendly group and I'm sure you'll get lots of support.  I also wanted to mention that there are a lovely team of people at Macmillan supporting the chat line and happy to talk anything through. You can call them on 0800 808 0000 and they're at hand for some advice and support or just to provide a listening ear when you're feeling anxious.  Best wishes 

Hi Irishgirl16, and thank you so much for your message, the replies I've received so far have warmed my heart so again, thank you. Hugs