Confidence

Hi Tink10

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer snd that you needed a mastectomy.  It may take a while for you to accept the new you but you will get there. Just take things a day at a time. Would you consider counselling? If you would you can ring the Macmillan help line and they can arrange some free counselling sessions for you. The helpline number is 0808 808 00 00.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Hi Daisy53, 

Thankyou for your reply and welcome. Throughout the journey of numerous appointments, scans and surgery there is little time to think and reflect. You go through the motion's kind of and then when its coming towards the end I feel all the emotions come to the surface. I guess there is no quick fix and a day at a time is probably the best way to deal with it.  I would consider counselling and thankyou for the suggestion. I really hope your well too

 Best Wishes

Tink

Hi Tink.  That is just right… we go through all that we have to and don’t really have time it space to consider much about how it is for us.  I went through the surgery in January.  But it’s only been in the last couple of weeks that it’s all hit me.  Hugely. I felt embarrassed by how emotional I became but by seeking help I’ve realised it’s ok to feel like this.  Normal even as this was traumatic and honouring our feelings is ok.  I’ve asked for help and hope you can too.