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Jess33
5 years agoMember
Not coping well
Hi, I’m new to this. I have been getting fairly regular mammograms ect for years now due to strong family history of breast cancer. I’m 45 and have always looked after myself physically very well. No ...
Jess33
5 years agoMember
Thank you so much for all your kind words, information and even the bluntness. All helpful and welcome. I was so busy with my job and my daughter turning 7 a few days before my op that I didn’t have time to think much about it let alone do any research. I blindly trusted my surgeons. I’m regretting it all now and feel if I’d had the time (I was given 6 weeks from diagnosis to surgery) I would have chosen differently but I was told I would look better… yea that’s what the surgeon said… and although I wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of fake breasts the idea of going slightly bigger made me feel like I could live with and maybe even embrace the new me. What I’ve been left with is shocking and I had no idea this was even possible. I’m really hoping I find someone else here who’s had something similar happen and can reassure me I will eventually look ok. Currently I cry every time I see it so I’m not doing the three massages a day.. starting to dread showers and feel physically ill when I see my chest. I’m seeing a third surgeon late October and and hoping for some good news…