Where do I start? Hello.
2022 has been pretty rubbish so far, Husband left me and 3 kids, I received breast cancer diagnosis and had a lumpectomy via. Breast reduction 2 weeks ago. Just been told that the margins weren’t good enough and so have to go back for more surgery. Wasn’t expecting that… been a bit floored. Surgeon has recommended what they think is best course of action and that is using my stomach to create a new breast.
Am feeling very fortunate that nodes were clear, but have got some pain under my armpit even though they didn’t take them from that far up. Is that usual? Post op exercises are helping relieve that but it is waking me when I turn at night. Any hints and tips?
As for the tumour, I am now 2 weeks into recovery from the lump removal, they reduced and uplifted the other breast to match and I am just about getting used to that. Now I need to get my head round having major surgery on my stomach and more surgery on my breast. There are other options but I don’t fancy the Implant route, and as am newly single at 48 I really don’t want to go the mastectomy route, only other choice is a flap from my back but they are not confident about getting the margins and I may end up having to have further surgery again… so the stomach option seems to be the best all round solution with added benefit of a a flat stomach (which after 3 kids is definitely appealing).
Any ladies out there been through the same op? How was recovery? How are your scars? How does the new breast feel? Any complications? Anything I need to ask surgeon? Advice most welcome.
Also, any hints or tips on how to date post cancer surgery? Been a long long tim since I was last single….
Many thanks for reading.
