Blog Post
Hi Dan, I have just read all of your other blog, and it brought back many memories. You are very gifted with words, and this will be a journal that many others will read and gain strength from. I wish you well with this journey you have just embarked on. I am 18 months down the track, and the time has gone so quickly. As a cancer nurse, do you find yourself jumping to the wrong conclusions? I am a nurse too, but specialised in medical centre nursing. Sometimes a bit of knowledge, in my case, can be a dangerous thing. I remember when the surgeon came to tell me after my first surgery, that things were worse than first thought, and my lumpectomy would become a mastectomy with chemo, and that I had
a grade 3 tumour, much larger than they were
looking for. My addled nurses brain said stage 3,
not grade 3, (still not good), and I remember the
shear terror of my new situation. It was my
daughter who sat down with google and decided
that I was stage 2A with a grade 3 tumour. It is a
bit weird to be on the receiving end, and for you
being in the cancer field, I could imagine that it is
even more spooky. I wish you well with all your
treatments, and hope that the chemo is kind to
you. It was kind to me, so I was so lucky. I
completed full bilateral reconstruction a few
months ago with permanent silicone implants,
after also having a prophylactic mastectomy after
chemo was completed. Love Chris xx