what the hell is happening??

Thank you, I will pop in tomorrow morning, as I was typing this the BC Nurse has just called, but I missed her call, will call back in a moment.  Thank you for your message you have put my mind at ease.

Cath xx

Morning

Thank you for the link, I am printing it off now. I have been keeping up with the exercises as well as trying to hang a pair of curtains....maybe not the best idea.

Once again, thank you xxxx

Hi Cath .

pleased to meet you .

2 weeks is no time . For  those of us who literally ran through life home , kids , partners , kid , targets blah blah taking your foot off the proverbial pedal feels alien .

I am 5 weeks from surgery and 8 weeks from initial breast cancer prognosis . Like you , completely out of the blue, and only discovered through a MRI  on a dodgy shoulder flagged up some mis behaviour in my lymph nodes .

I was completely bandjacksed when I was told . 
Also they also found I had cancer tumours in both boobs ! 
8 weeks on and I feel like I have learnt a whole different language .Everyone has their own way of dealing with things but and please  don’t think I am lecturing, taking a deep breath and letting things unfold at the natural pace is something I have learnt to do. 
Under my arms would give an east European shot putter a run for their money at the moment . Thank god it’s winter ! Working in the hair and beauty industry for over 30 years means a higher emphasis has always been on vanity and exterior appearance . I made my living from it! I also accept that it’s wrong for women to feel that have to bounce back and look great . Why ? 

On a practical level I found a sensitive cleansing wipe under the arm took the edge of any smell . 
You will be ok my friend . It’s a learning curve but pace yourself .

Penelope cxxx

That's great. I had no clue what to do about anything and needed the practical help most which the Nurses give. It's their job. Just ask, it doesn't matter how small the issue is, it's what you need to know that matters. I couldn't understand the technical stuff the Surgeon talked about - they say the words, they impart the bad news,  but it doesn't mean when we're shocked and upset that the words - however nicely they put them, and I find the Surgeons tend to be a bit more blunt, because they're keen to get the cancer out fast, go in. The Nurses know that.  Looking on the bright side, it's excellent news that you had your op so fast. I found it took a long while to recover though and look at the "new me", but I can now and things are looking better.

What I did was find some nice smelling soap/cleansing stuff  and my husband made me a little sponge from cutting up a new big sponge bought for cleaning the car. My armpits were really tender and I didn't like touching anything anyway. My nurses wanted to take the dressings off themselves and after convincing myself wrongly it would be painful, (so worrying needlessly again as I'm very anti pain,) something was sprayed on them when ready (I think one was replaced) and it didn't hurt a bit. The Nurse was extremely gentle. I also did same as you, sat in a shallow bath, with my bra on so nothing got wet and was very careful. 

Hi

hope you are feeling a little better with all the support on here. I’ll be 4 weeks post surgery tomorrow and apart from having a seroma drained last week all seems to be be settling down. 
my BC nurse has been fab, phoning at least once a week and responds within 24hrs to calls to their answer service.  I’m still reeling from the initial diagnosis, no symptoms, picked up on routine mammogram on July 30th.  Tomorrow I’ve got an appointment at the hairdressers, I’m so looking forward to that.

keep safe and shout if you need anything