Todays the day

Best wishes for a speedy recovery and good pain management. Such a relief to wake up with the surgery done and the nasties gone!

Well @Salpal, you should be on the mend now. Be gentle with yourself because now is when it really hits home (cause you have time to breathe and think things over). Don't try and be a superwoman because it's okay to grieve. Your mind and body have been through hell, so rest, and relax and don't set yourself deadlines. Take your time and give yourself that chance to heal. You can go back to being a superwoman later. Gentle hug to you lovely. Xx Cath

Thinking of you @Salpal and remembering when had the same done earlier this year.One thing I remember is how safe I felt as all staff went out of their way to make me feel so from admin to orderlies to medical personnel and am hoping you have had the same experience.xo 

Hope all went well. Cancer is out of your body now so relax and breath and focus on the recovery xx

Thanks all. Surgery went well but ended up as overnight stay as opiates and l dont do well but l needed for pain So they decided to keep me for observation.
Removed a 7cm lump with healthy tissue included and 4 nodes (1 with a growth)
Pathology should be done by my f/up appt next week. Home resting and a bit doped up.

Hope you have been given the little underarm pillow that fits between your arm and breast as is invaluable when lying down.Also Berlei apparently provides a free post op bra but must admit I prefer my ah bras for comfort.No lifting for a while so time to let others help out.Glad to hear all went well but surprised you were home so quick as I was in 2/3 days - mine was 1.4 cm but needed a reexcision 10 days later to get clear margins.I had sentinel node biopsy 2 nodes one with microstasis: Ended up with 16 rounds radiotherapy plus as er+ am on hormone therapy for 5 years - no chemo.Wishing you the best

Forgot mine was lobular bc LHS deep down on breast bone and was very lucky had a brilliant mammographer (?) as not all would have found it so early.

@Romla yes l have the pillow neatly tucked under my arm and my breast care nurse organised my berlei bra ready for surgery.
I opted for lumpectomy and node removal and was only meant be a day unless other concerns.
I have an invasive ductal carcinoma, er+ cancer (still trying to learn medical terms)
You mentioned microtasis on 2 nodes - does this mean cancer cells or growths or both ? I'm interested as mentioned earlier 1 of my 4 nodes had a "growth" which will be tested at pathology...growth and cancer are a scary word combination at the moment.

Hi @Salpal
Good news.  Thank you for letting us know.  Rest up now.  Enjoy the good excuse to do nothing for a few days.
Summer   :)

Micrometasis means tiny traces of spread - was only on 1 node .As surgeon removed the nodes neither he nor medical oncologist recommended chemo - they felt radiotherapy would resolve any further spread..Hope you have the BCNA My Journey kit as at this stage I found it invaluable coming to grips with what was happening. Am happy to answer any questions I can to help plus so will any number of wise and wonderful women on this site - remember always we have your back.