Another newbie

Hi Thirds,  a very warm welcome to the group, but sorry you find yourself here.  Being scared is only natural. We have all been there, and know what all the waiting for scan results is like. I am so sorry you lost your husband a year ago. It must be very difficult for you now facing this without him. Telling my children was the hardest thing I have ever had to do, especially as we had only recently lost my mum, and they thought they were going to lose me as well.   

I hope everything went well for you with the CT results.  I always find the waiting the worst bit, once I know what I am dealing with I can cope much better from then.

Wishing you all the best. 

TY for your response chellesimo.  Fortunately the  CT scan results did not show any spread.  My operation is now booked for the 21st June.  My surgeon will remove the lump and do a sentinel biopsy and if necessary remove the lymph nodes.  I live on my own and although my daughter will collect me from hospital and stay overnight I am a bit concerned about how incapacitated I will be.  I only have myself to look after now so it should be OK. They were fairly vague about when I will be able to drive again etc.  I wonder how long recovery will take?  I am guessing about 2-3 weeks.

Thanks again for your response and I hope that you and your family are well.

Hi Thirds

I'm glad to hear that your cancer hasn't spread. That's great news. I had my lump and two nodes removed at the end of March. You shouldn't be  incapacitated for two long. Apart from feeling exhausted when I got home from the hospital and a few aches and pains I didn't feel too bad.  They gave me prescription for two types of pain meds, Paracetamol and I think Ponston to help with the pain. I took those for a few days just to get me over the hump. You will probably experience pain in your shoulder and the breast that's operated on. You will no doubt be given exercises to help loosen the shoulder.

Wishing you all the best for your operation.

Best wishes

Daisy

Thank you for the information Daisy.  I feel that I need all the information and talk of other peoples experiences that I can get at the moment.  I do appreciate your taking the time. I love walking my two dogs so I hope it won't be too long before I can do that again.  A neighbour tried to take them out for a walk yesterday as a practice.  They flatly refused to go.  Currently I have a frozen shoulder on the other side witch is slowly getting better so I might in a fix with two wonky shoulders LOL.  I also realise that I am very lucky to have had this all dealt with so quickly and the cancer could have been so much worse.  I feel grateful.  Thank you again for your reply.  Hope you continue to improve 

Hi Thirds, gosh it is so hard. I am just recovering from a mastectomy on my left breast which was grade three. I also had a major chest bleed which meant that I had to go back into surgery within twenty four hours. I am two weeks in and still having problems with seroma and draining. I am due to go and get the node biopsy results next week and I am scared. But more than that I am exhausted. My cancer journey has been so quick, just six weeks from GP visit to surgery, I  look forward to hearing from people to share and support one another

That is great news Thirds, so happy for you that there is no spread.  It is hard to say how incapacitated you may be as everyone is different after operations. I think the thing to remember is to listen to your body. Rest when you feel you need too, and don't overdo it too quickly. That is more hard I know when you live alone. 

Wishing you all the best for the 21st x 

Hi Casput

Sorry to hear that you have Breast cancer and that you are still having problems two weeks after surgery.

Be kind to yourself and take all the rest that you need to help you recover. If you can get out for even a short walk do as walking is a good distraction and will also help you a feel a little less tired every day.

Wishing you the best of luck with your results next week.

Daisy

Gosh Casput you are having a tough time, so sorry about that, the mastectomy must be more than enough to deal with without the additional problems.  I hope very much that your node biopsy results will be good and that the worst is over for you.  I can understand how apprehensive you must feel.  The waiting for results is awful.  Both of us must be grateful for the speed with which things have been dealt with.  Hopefully the only way is up now for you.  I hope that you are in a position to be kind to yourself and rest and recuperate.  I know it must seem forever to you but two weeks after the surgery is not long really.  Take care and good luck for the results.