Another whammy

Hi Bunty500

Wow!!!  That's certainly more than enough to be coping with and I'm really sorry you've been through all that, and now this.

To a limited degree, I can sympathise and thought I'd had enough on my plate but your's certainly beats anything of what I've read here,  I can understand your need to vent.  Please read my profile for details/issues by clicking on my 'icon' thingy

Unfortunately, it's not uncommon to need further surgery after the initial lumpectomy.  The tissue removed was sent to labs, to check in detail.  Thank goodness for this check, though.  I needed further surgery for the same reason.  They'd found, unexpectedly, invasive cells in the tissue close to the edge of the tissue, so I had surgery again to take more tissue to gain decent margin plus, because it was invasive, I had a 'Sentinal Lymph NodeBiopsy', (SLNB) which means, with a dye, they can identify which lymph nodes feed from the specific area and remove only those (usually just a couple) to check if any spread.

Further treatment depends on other factors, which your medical team will be able to discus with you.

You could contact your Breast Care Nurse or contact Macmillan, for someone to talk to, should you feel that would help.  I presume you've got an appt to see the surgeon again, before surgery?

Wishing you all the best for your 'journey'  {{{ Hugs }}}

Hi Bunty500 welcome to the forum. If you feel like kicking and screaming and crying then that's ok.

It is not uncommon for this to happen and they don't take enough away to have clear margins around the tumour, which they often don't know until the Pathology comes back, hence the further surgery.. I can also appreciate how frustrating this all is for you and little wonder you have been through the mill, that's for sure. 

Its ok to feel as you do. Do you have field nearby that you could go out into and have a good yell? 

Sending some hugs your way for now.  

Thank you Granny. Funny isn’t it? Like having a miscarriage before you find out how common that is. it does help being able to reach out, if only to vent, to others who have trodden this path before. Big girl knickers will go on after a good night’s sleep. X

Hi Choc drop. Thank you for your reply. It’s so nice to hear voices in this new wilderness. There is no alternative to ‘carry on regardless’ for any of us, but I might say f***k a lot just now. At least the total tears has subsided for the moment. Big hugs to you too with what you’re dealing with. X