Grade 3 Ductal Breast Cancer

Hi 90cinecat,

I had grade 3 her2neg, erpostitve prpositive. Last May. I had lumpectomy and removal of sentinels June 5th I healed very well from the surgery. Your not able to drive for 2 weeks, no heavy chores etc. I had day surgery. In for 10amhome for 4.30. They give you gentle exercises to do.

I had chemo July to September and radiotherapy in Oct. Now on Letrozole and bone infusions. 

I didn't work from June last year just returned Feb this year as I was front facing with the public. 

The side effects from my chemo were the worst I didn't have a good experience however some people work through their treatments.

Everyone is different, listen to your body and chat with others on here. Use the macmillan nurses and cancer care for support they are brilliant.

Good luck with your recovery. Happy to answer questions about my journey if helpful. Xx

Hi 90sCineCat 

I have a similar story, lump expected to be benign but turned out G3, Invasive, ER/PR +.  That was in January and its been non stop, I'm now 2 weeks out of my DIEP flap mastectomy.  This is the first time I feel "unwell" as I can physcially feel discomfort in my body - whereas like you, right up until I walked into the operating theatre I felt very well and healthy.  I would say treatment effects everyone differently, dont give yourself any fixed dates, listen to how you are feeling and be kind to yourself. I had a lumpectomy/segmentectomy 23 years ago and recovered very quickly - many people didnt know until I had the chemo.  

Good luck, you've got this x

Hi, I’m sorry you have a breast cancer diagnosis. I also had a grade 3, Er+ HER2 negative breast cancer breast cancer Jan 23. At first they thought my nodes were clear so I had a lumpectomy and 3 nodes removed. Unfortunately two nodes had cancer in them. I found this surgery was okay. I didn’t need any analgesics and managed well. However when it came to having a total node clearance I found this surgery more debilitating. I was  a fit 61 year old but for the first week my daughter helped me to shower and wash my hair. I had a drain and we protected the dressing by placing my arm and shoulder in a bin liner ( it wasn’t a pretty sight) I did the exercises daily as prescribed. I would say it took me a month to recover. I still do stretching exercises as I have tightness in the axilla region 2 years on, no pain or cording. 
I had the node clearance on 23 Feb and commenced chemotherapy on 12 April. I had retired the previous year so work wasn’t a problem but I could have worked for a couple of weeks before chemo. We are all different and you are younger so you may have a faster recovery time. Wishing you well. 

Thanks for the responses. It’s helpful to hear other people journeys. 
they just confirmed cancer is in 1 node but want to remove all of them. How does this change the impact of surgery?  
when I had just a lumpectomy white redo ery was quick. Just wondering what the effect is of having all nodes removed.