DCIS - to be or not??
Just back from review appt. my diagnosis is not DCIS but IDC (invasive ductal carcinoma) with grade 1 and 2 cells which explains why I have had chemotherapy in addition to also facing surgery for a m...
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Glad to hear that you were not having Chemo for no reason! Although sad that it is invasive cancer. You certainly must have had a severe reaction to the chemo for your doctor to call a halt to it. Having had a mastectomy, chemo and radiotherapy myself i can assure you that the worst is over. Surgery and radio are much easier than chemo.
Try not to worry too much about the mastectomy. It quite surprised me how easy the recovery was from my mastectomy back in May. I had a few tears before hand too. What worried me was the thought of the wound and how yucky it might be. But it turned out to be very neat and hardly any pain at all. Only needed medication for a day or so. I healed surprisingly quickly and was ready for Chemo after 2 weeks! I concentrated on the fact that the surgery was removing the cancer and I really, really wanted that gone! That helped me to get through it all. Hope you are feeling better soon and that your hands make a quick recovery. All the best for your surgery. Take it really easy so you are in the best position for surgery soon. Deanne xxx