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AnneMP
13 years agoMember
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!!
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- JenAliMember
Hi Anne MP, I am one week post skin sparing mastectomy and diep flap reconstruction. My pathology came back today and in total it was 2.5cm of DCIS and a 2nd area under the nipple (hence the nipple is gone) of a few mms. Sentinal nodes were clear.
i am feeling very happy and relieved. Sore and bruised too. My surgeon tells me I made the right decision, so I feel justified as well. Mentally I am 100% better. Sleeping again and no more panic attacks.
Anne how are you? How are you coping with your treatment?