Very worried waiting for Sentinel node Biopsy
Hi all, I had my surgery (lumpectomy) in August 2. One sentinel node was removed and also 2cm tumour - I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in July. I have been experiencing never ending an...
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There is a reason no-one wants this disease, it is an absolute pain in the arse. And other parts of the body we usually don't give much consideration to.
Axillary clearances are not something you do just for the hell of it, but they really are the best way of establishing what is going on and preventing spread from that area if something is lurking in the background. Wise choice AA.
Good luck with the rest of it. It will seem like cancer is your whole world for a couple of months, then the pressure will ease off a bit. You'll start to learn the language and figure out who is who in your own little cancer zoo which helps immensely . Most of it is more stressful than painful and the bits that hurt pass relatively quickly.
Be kind to yourself when you can, take any chance you get to give yourself a treat and shut anything or anybody who gives you the shits out of your life for a while if it is possible. Deal with the consequences of that (less than you imagine in most cases) later on. There will be people who you may not know that well who will surprise you with their kindness and empathy. Let them help you. Marg xxx