I had surgery a couple of months ago. All went well and I healed quickly. Unfortunately I had to have the full node removal afterwards which took bit longer to heal.
Good luck to all of you having the surgery this month xx
First sorry about daft name but I call my cancer Trump, pointless and has no real purpose!
I had the same thing done on 6th May, like you I was more concerned about what went before than the surgery itself.
My imagination had gone into overtime and I truly thought I was going to look smurf...
Honestly its not painful (tiny bit stingy at best). Starting from diagnosis to my first round of chemo last Wednesday everything has been far less dramatic than my imagination or the movies make it. Each time I faced a new step I was terrified as I'd been given worse case each time...
I'm no hero and I don't pretend to be brave but its ok, this is completely doable!!!
Wishing you every calm thought out there because you won't need luck...after all we are in the hands of experts that have our best interests at the very core of what they are doing
Ahh thank you so much Trump for your reply..that’s the trouble I’m over thinking..if the time was a little shorter between each appointment I’d not have time to think..I’m very Grateful for the support in here and also our wonderful NHS system..I’m sure the sentinel injection is no worse than the biopsy one..I didn’t have to think about that one so that helped lol..(thought I was popping in for a second mammogram.)..xxx
It less of a nip than the biopsy, just need to give it a rub like a stinging nettle (but less painful than that). I totally understand the forever feeling between appointments and yet its only matter of a few days to a couple of weeks at most.
Enjoy your time now, get out have fun.. drink the wine, enjoy the cake have it all!
24hrs after surgery I didn't need painkillers, I was out of bed and doing normal stuff. Only weird bit was showering in my bra but hey I just laughed and told my mates I looked like I was on celebrity get me out of here soaping up. I only needed to do that for a fortnight then that could stop.
Changing the dressing was really easy although I thought it wouldn't be. Ive got an incision around my nipple that already is invisible and the scar for my lymph nodes is already hardly noticeable even though it was about 3 inches (no pain with that either).
Find a name for your trump and then you don't even have to listen to the 'c' word as part of your normal day. Its part of my life right now, I've named it, the drs are killing it and I'm living it! I will look back in 10 years and think about now and smile, its not going forwards with me...
Not to make light of your worries about the blue dye but I had a little giggle after mine. I was so scared and wound myself up so bad that when it was done (literally 2seconds) I think I was laughing at myself. Please don’t worry too much about it as it sounds very dramatic but it’s really not. Good luck with your journey x
Good luck for today Betsycar. I’m also having surgery today. How do you feel? I just feel so grumpy and angry right now, generally pissed off with everything and everyone. I know it’s no ones fault this is happening and I guess I’m just experiencing the “it’s not fair” feeling. And I’m anxious.
Yes today is the day i get rid of Tiny Tim.. Best wishes to you and everyone else who is going through this.. Cant wait to get off this rollercoaster ride.. Must say im feeling alot better this morning, think its the waiting that weve had to do.. xx
