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AnneMP
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13 years ago

Dates been set!

Ok so after 4 weeks of being diagnosed a date for surgery has been set.  27th November is D day.  I have decided to do a bilateral mastectomy with saline implant reconstruction.  Very happy with my plastic surgeon, he made me feel like I was just going in for cosmetic surgery rather than a mastectomy with reconstruction.  I am nervous now that the dates has been set, as it is all becoming very real.  I will be glad when it is all over and I can get on with LIFE.  I cannot be greatful enough that we found this so early and I have such an easy outcome.  Its funny how life works, if my mum and my sister wernt diagnosed with breast cancer in the last 12months I would never have gone for the mammogram and today I would be walking around unaware that I had breat cancer, the outcome would have been a lot worse 6 years down the track, if I waited till I was 50.  I have encouraged all my over 40 friends to go get a mammogram, its 10 minutes that could save your life.  It did mine!!

 

  • I will definitely blog my progress, I hope my experiences can make others decisions easier to make. My kids have been great too (16,14) I just hope they're nor just putting on a brave face for me. Telling my mum was hard too, she has battled NH Lymphoma for 10 years, then gets diagnosed with BC, then my sister with BC so when I told her she was so angry with the universe. I stayed really positive with her, she got upset and cried and I just let her. She is ok now just anxious about my op and won't rest till all results are clear. Shes a mum and will always worry about her babies even if we are adults. Your mum will be ok just be positive and tell her you need her strength to help get you through, she will be sad and will cry, just let her. You're her baby and she will worry about you! Xx
  • Thanks Fran, I am looking forward to looking forward! Anne xx
  • just wanted to wish you all the best on the 27th. x fran