Hi there I was on here a few days ago. I have my lumpectomy on the 24 November, yesterday had a radioactive seen put In. Is it normal to feel as though this is all happening to someone else or is it my loony way of coping xxx I have been reading lots of your posts but my head is now in the shed x
Hey Bonnie
Tell u what...a lot of emotions you feel makes you human. Rest assured you're not loony. I told the surgeon its not me..you got the wrong person! Till she showed me my MRI! Oh OK. Reality hits! I had mastectomy Tues this week...and woke up from procedure crying my eyes out then, started laughing as I rbered my partners funny dances he makes to cheer me up. So one minute crying next minute laughing. So u tell me...loony or not. Its a process we all go through. U cry or laugh you cope somehow. I am so sorry you found yourself here. But the ladies here have been really such great support to me every step of the way. The world seems a lonely place but here you are embraced with all warmth and kindness....((hugs)))
C x
I didn't find it difficult at all. I guess I was lucky - keep waiting for side effects (more than a month after it finished) but aside from fatigue, I've got off very lightly. I've blogged about it on this site if you are interested in reading more. community.macmillan.org.uk/.../chestnuts-radiotherapy-tattoos-and-linear-accelerators
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