Mastectomy and node clearance

Hi Jnn1971, sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Your surgeon has said all went well, which is good. It’s difficult to know if the cancer is all gone until you have results and possibly other tests. have you had details of what type of cancer you have and whether it’s pr/er or HER2 positive ? Or any details of a plan? Maybe you are still waiting your results? I don’t have experience of a mini stroke but there maybe others who have had a similar experience. Your other half is possibly trying to stay positive for you and maybe finding it hard to cope too. Our journey is very difficult a rollercoaster of a ride with the waiting for results being the hardest. I think our partners/other half’s also find it difficult to go through things. They don’t like to see us suffer and they also deal with things differently. MacMillan offer support to both cancer patients and partners maybe speaking with them might help. I’m sure there are others here who have partners that have been the same and can offer advice how they have coped. The forum is a good place and if you can share more info on your diagnosis too we are all here to help, support and offer advice on our experiences. 
Wishing you all the best for your journey.

Hugs from cuffcake x x x x x

I had surgery on 7 th Dec as well. My husband is trying to be positive as are lots of people. It's what they want for us I suppose. I get my results on 6 th Jan. All the lymph nodes were removed. The one they biopsied was positive for cancer. Being a pragmatist and Nurse all my working life, I think I know how this goes for me. I have read others stories and realistically there will be treatment of some kind. Just over a week to wait. We aren't cured until they say so I feel. Sorry can't comment on the stroke, ask them or the MacMillan Nurse on this site. Xx