Feeling venerable

Hi, I know exactly how you feel, I had a right side mastectomy  in February  and I am visiting my doctors surgery daily for wound dressing. My surgery went ok but  my wound started to open up roughly 2inches and continues to leak fluid. I was like you a very outgoing person, now I hate going out, much rather stay home and I feel anxious when I meet people. My friends say how well I'm coping but inside I'm not I'm anxious all the time and feel I'm in a hole I cant get out of. I'm  so sorry you feel this way too I just wanted to tell you your not alone my friend, we will get our lives back hopefully it just takes time. Big hugs xx

Wow felt I was a freak feeling like this. I am having wound dressings every 3 days so for you to have them every day is huge. Is your wound healing, just slowly? I completely underestimated this process but reaching out and hearing from people like you is comforting. You're right, my friend, we will get there. Let's just take time for us and each other. Wish I could hug LOL XXX

We definitely  will get there. My wound has to be packed with a string like gauze  and the nurse said she isn't  using  as much so  maybe she is right its slowly healing inside first, who knows. Just seems to go on forever. I have to have radiotherapy  but I cant til fully healed so find myself worrying about that sometimes too lol.  Hope your feeling ok and remember your not alone we all got different  demons but we are all on this journey together, big hugs, Mandy x

I too need radiotherapy but have to wait till healed. They also found cancer in my Lymph nodes so maybe more surgery. All up in air. Just take each day as it comes and the end is there somewhere. We will be OK. Big hugs back Sarah xxx

I saw my surgeon last week and he said mine had reached my chest wall and 15 out of 19 lymph nodes contained cancer, but the cancer was removed. When he said it had reached my chest wall I thought oh no its game over but nurse confirmed they had got it. I now cant have my radiotherapy  until my wound fully healed and not sure how long that will be, it's all the waiting  I think that gets to me right now. Onwards and upwards my friend we got this. Hugs Mandy xx

Wow that's some journey. Get my results of CT scan tomorrow so fingers crossed. You're right we will kick ass. Sending you biggest hugs during your wait. Xxx Sarah 

Hope your scan results are ok got everything crossed for you. I've  got my scan Monday so hopefully will be ok, had my dressing change this morning and they found 2 stitches doing absolutely  nothing so got them out well fell out really lol couldnt make it up could you.Hope your feeling ok today coz we got this. Hugs Mandy xx

Lol, feel better today. Actually put my fave on lol. Good luck for Monday let me know how you get on. Xxx

That's great one day at a time and before we know it we will be out the other side. Will definitely  let you know how it goes. Xx

Hi Mandy, can I ask, did they they find all 15 Lymph nodes at the same time or was it over a period of time? Did you have multiple ops or just one to remove the 15? Xxx