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Wondering if this will ever be over
Not a good day today. I had a lumpectomy on Monday and went back to see the surgeon today only to find out that one of the margins was not great enough so am now scheduled for another surgery on the ...
SuzyG, I am so sorry you are going through this. Has your surgeon mentioned the possibility of having a tissue expander put in at the same time as having a mastectomy. This was the option I was looking at, like you I wanted to get on with my life and knew I'd struggle without a breast. I was advised the tissue expander was my best option during radiation and 6-12 months later I would have a reconstruction performed.
I went through some pretty awful things (not breast cancer related) and found medication when needed really helped ( for me it was Ativan). Please tell the oncologist how upsetting this process, I hope you team of doctors can provide more help. Take care
I went through some pretty awful things (not breast cancer related) and found medication when needed really helped ( for me it was Ativan). Please tell the oncologist how upsetting this process, I hope you team of doctors can provide more help. Take care