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Re: My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?
I haven’t been out yet on the hunt but know there’s not point doing online shopppng and having to return it - I did that and all bras failed! Yes I get lymphoedema in my right arm. I don’t wear the compression sleeve anymore as too hot. Just do stretches in bed to the wall behind. Also sore in armpit. My you’ll poodle can’t stand on my left chest if lying down or it’s painful. It feels like a knot of pain if I press on it. Just scar tissue I guess. Xxx84Views0likes0CommentsRe: My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?
Hiya and thank you for the info! I was actually attached to Breast Cancer WA during all my treatment and can’t speak highly enough of them. My family couldn’t handle my diagnosis so all my support came from outside sources. If anyone is in Perth, they are a godsend offering so many resources including counselling. I admit I had a more active social life with them than now! I am not in favour of having a breast lift on my “good” breast due to scarring (the internal kind) and any possible risks. I think that it is a good choice for many women and respect that but I can a good bra to fake it! You have done so well! I need to lose 10kgs as a starter as I have diabetes2 . I think an exercise physiologist would be great as I lack motivation- the treadmill ended up being a clothes rack! Many thanks for your advice and I am taking away a lot of ideas and your story is so motivating to me! Love ❤️30Views0likes0CommentsRe: My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?
i’m turning 60 in March. Don’t have a bf to impress re cleavage, just would like just one bra that gives me some oomph if I ever go anywhere! I never imagined I’d get breast cancer as I was fairly flat chested at school and my bra was a 12c for years. But weight gain changed that. I did have some 14DD cleavage up until my lumpectomy and then I wore what was comfortable and no bra at home. I have always been one to take my bra off as soon as I got home lol. Wow we are twins re dates! I am in WA and went to Sir Charles Gairdener public hospital for my op. They we great, on the whole. The two times I had febrile neutropenia I went to Joondalup Hospital as closest. I am sorry to hear you have Mets. I had Stage 2 Her2 positive - Grade 3. All my lymph nodes have been removed from right arm. How are you doing with treatment, if any? Xxx25Views0likes0CommentsRe: My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?
Hi and thank you! I feel better knowing it’s not just me - but not happy it’s happening to you too! I guess I hadn’t anticipated that my boobs would sag with gravity as I was content with them. Looks like I had a breast lift and the Dr forgot the other side! I will get the extenders - didn’t think of that! And look at the playtex range. I really wanted a bit of cleavage bra as all mine are comfort ones. I have found that maternity bras are very comfy! Thank you so much for replying. ❤️💕💕💕42Views0likes0CommentsRe: My right breast doesn't feel the same anymore ... Is this the new norm post lumpectomy, chemo & rad?
Hi guys, I have been lazy with my posts. Had a 2cm tumour removed in 2017, Her pos, grade 3. All lymph nodes in right arm removed. I am now clear since 2017 after lumpectomy, chemo, radiation and Herceptin. This is something that annoys me as it feels vain. I am now overweight and the non lumpectomy breast has gotten bigger and sagged (all okay with me as part of aging). I am 60 in March. Single. No kids. But my previously cancerous breast is sitting pretty, all up and perky, while its mate has increased in size and dropped. I guess that is due to the surgery. I remember Jennifer Saunders said her surgeon did a lift on her other breast with her cancer. I do not want to have elective surgery but find no bra fits me. I need a brand that can accomodate XL back fat and provide some cleavage for special occasions. I am at present wearing the Taking Shape wire free bras in a 22-24 which baffles me as I used to be a 14DD to 16DD. Can you recommend some bras? They need to be no underwire. I feel this sounds ridiculous but just caught sight of my bra less self today with diagonal breasts! Xxx44Views0likes0CommentsRe: Is that right? Did you really say that?
I told my dad I had breast cancer first, then my sister. She said "Is that the official diagnosis?" I said yes, I needed surgery, chemo and radiation. She said, "Well, the chemo and radiation are going to kill you anyway." I didn't say anything but the next day she said she wanted to apologise as she MAY have said the wrong thing! Possibly! I quite liked the response from a 'friend' whose brother I had been dating. Sadly his wife had passed away early in their marriage in a car accident. When I told my friend she said "Maybe it's best if you just stay as friends with my brother …. He's already had one wife die on him." I thanked her for her thoughtfulness, but until then hadn't really considered dying … especially not on top of someone!8Views1like0CommentsRe: Pain from armpit to behind nipple
I've had pain since June 2017 with the lumpectomy and right total axillary clearance. The pain was initially in my right armpit to my waist and down right arm to elbow. Plus pain in breast from scar tissue. I am now on only two Panadol a day rather than 6. Recently the lump under my lymph node armpit scar got warmer and more pronounced. The GP could feel the lump and said it felt like a lymph node...though supposedly all removed. I had an ultrasound and all clear. (I was pretty fed up with the thought that it was something sinister as my treatment lasted 16 months.) I don't seem to get the pain to my waist anymore. Since I started light weights for half an hour twice a week my pain in the arm has reduced dramatically over only 4 sessions! But I would get it checked out for peace of mind. We all need some of that and less stress. It's the first time I have worried about recurrence so I feel or felt totally shocked. Xxx13Views3likes0CommentsRe: long term herceptin for bc mets....
That's wonderful to hear it is working so well. I don't have mets but had a lumpectomy, chemo, rad and right axillary clearance in 2017-2018. Her2 positive so had Herceptin x17 doses every three weeks until my treatment ended in oct 2018 (started this joy ride hmph! In June 2017). My veins were shot from chemo so had all my Herceptin sub cut in my thigh. I highly recommend this as it's quicker (about 20 mins including paperwork) and not really sore if they inject slowly. In the end I could hardly complain … just smarts a little! Saves the veins! Xxx
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