mmcc3
10 years agoMember
Recently diagnosed
I have recently had a mastectomy and reconstruction after finding a lump (turned out there were 4 other small tumors in addition to the one I felt) and although initial biopsy and frozen sample of ly...
Hi Meg,
it's very overwhelming, you have all this information thrown at you at once..... You have to remember to breathe.... I had a very large invasive tumor 70mm, surgeon said it was sheet like not a pure round shape, And node involvement so had axillary clearance as well, had a second excision because o unclear margins, lucky for that as there was still 4mm of cancer traceable, I've just started chemo and have more surgery and treatment to come... The most important thing is to remain positive! The body is an amazing thing but the mind even more so! Breathe and ask a lot of questions! Write everything down.... Ask, ask, ask!
Wishing you all the very best for your treatments and remember you are not alone we are here too!
-Tracy
stay strong|breathe|believe
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