Bilateral Mastectomy and no further treatment

Just wondering if there is anyone out there who has had either a mastectomy or bilateral mastectomy who then didn't need any further treatment at all?
I had this earlier this year but everywhere I look everyone talks about treatment following surgery.Mine required none which is fabulous but I have this feeling I don't quite fit anywhere.
It seems there was this sudden rush of activity after diagnosis, a quick surgery and then a sudden stop it all. I was never sick, another thing to celebrate.
I had this earlier this year but everywhere I look everyone talks about treatment following surgery.Mine required none which is fabulous but I have this feeling I don't quite fit anywhere.
It seems there was this sudden rush of activity after diagnosis, a quick surgery and then a sudden stop it all. I was never sick, another thing to celebrate.
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Lucky to have dodged the chemo and radiotherapy bullet
I was told if I had a double mastectomy that I probably wouldn’t need any other treatment, apart from hormone therapy. I got really happy and agreed. I still ended up having to have radiation, but luckily avoided chemo. Surgery is the best treatment for cancer and has the least side effects, so if you can get away with just that I think it’s fantastic. Other treatment has too many side effects, and still with no guarantee. So good on you for not needing more 😊☺️
Yes I also am in the same boat. I have recently had a mastectomy and thankfully and gratefully avoided any further treatment other that hormone therapy. I feel exactly the same as you described, and it's a very hard feeling to put into words to get others to understand. We have definitely dodged that bullet. xxx
I had single mx and implant recon 3 years ago and no other treatment. Not even hormone treatment. I know what you mean i felt like id been in a cyclone..... then nothing. And there was always lots of discussions that i couldnt relate to. I felt like a bit of a fraud lurking here when id got off so lightly. Had it really been real or necessary. ?? These days i dont think too much about it at all. Except how lucky i am. Best of luck with your recovery.
To this day most of my friends have no idea about what happened to me. Because by the time i could bring myself to talk about it it was too far in the past and i wanted to leave it there . I felt like mayb noone would believe Id had cancer because i looked so well and No visible evidence. I feel lucky to have 'only' had a mastectomy but i sometimes feel it was pretty drastic. But hey 3 years clear and lucky me they routinely MRI my remaining breast each year so i know im all good. My granddaughter was born a week after my recon which helped me smile again. My fake boob looks great in lingerie or swimmers so i can do everything like b4
I had a huge 7 cm DCIS that hadnt spread at all and clear nodes so thats why no more treatment.
I'm with you. I also had a huge DCIS with no spread and clear nodes. So all I had was one-side mastectomy and no other treatment. I thought that I was living a nightmare for a last couple of months since I've been diagnosed. But after reading the stories of other amazing women who are fighting BC, I realized that it was nothing compared to what they are faced to. I agree that it was like a tornado, which turned all my life upside down, and then ...nothing. I fear recurrence, so now regular check ups, genetic testing and I would definitely consider removing my second breast if it is positive. (Especially I'm starting to like the look of my new boob, I won't mind the second one looking the same
I realize how incredibly lucky I was to get out of it so easily. Now I want to leave all this behind and go back to normal life.
Xxx