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I was diagnosed last month with a 4cm tumour in right breast after having DCIS five years ago. A Mastectomy is booked in for 14/3. A month ago I was having a breast MRI when I had a sharp pain in my r...
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Sorry to see you joining our select little club, @CeeCee .... first suggestion is to stay away from Dr Google .... so much info is either 'old' or not relevant to your own diagnosis, you'll just be scaring yourself xx. Put trust in your team and Breast Care Nurse (have you spoken to them about it yet?)
Did the MRI show any rib damage? Can you remember doing anything that may have caused the pain? Maybe go 'easy' on the exercising until after the bone scan ..... as it could be making the pain worse?
Try & keep yourself busy (and away from the computer) doing things you LOVE doing! Get out with friends, try new things as you wait for the surgery day xx. Remember to be kind to yourself too xx
Check out this post ... there are lots of 'other areas' on the forum that may take your interest ..... show us your gardens, your furkids, art & craft ..... and check out the 'funny bits' as well, as we all need a laugh now & then! xx.
At the bottom of the post are some downloadable docs on self assessing yourself, both physically and mentally .... print them off & keep a copy for your team to check out as well! (Sometimes it is easier to give it to them to read, than to talk about it with them. xx)
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest ;
Also - consider ringing our helpline on 1800 500 258 to have a chat .... your team should also be able to refer you to a psych for a chat as well. In the mean time - click on this link and listen to Charlotte Tottman's podcasts on everything 'BC' related .... she is a BC specialist psychologist who was diagnosed in 2018 and had a double mastectomy (choosing to remain flat.) So she really 'gets it', more than others who haven't experienced it themselves. Below is her story in PDF form. And the podcast link is here:
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=charlotte tottman
Make sure you Click on 'view 22 tracks' and start with No 13 (which is the first episode of Series One - weird that they've put Series 2 'first'!) They are really good as she talks more as a BC survivor, not a Psychologist - and they are very easy to listen to!
take care & all the best xxx.
Did the MRI show any rib damage? Can you remember doing anything that may have caused the pain? Maybe go 'easy' on the exercising until after the bone scan ..... as it could be making the pain worse?
Try & keep yourself busy (and away from the computer) doing things you LOVE doing! Get out with friends, try new things as you wait for the surgery day xx. Remember to be kind to yourself too xx
Check out this post ... there are lots of 'other areas' on the forum that may take your interest ..... show us your gardens, your furkids, art & craft ..... and check out the 'funny bits' as well, as we all need a laugh now & then! xx.
At the bottom of the post are some downloadable docs on self assessing yourself, both physically and mentally .... print them off & keep a copy for your team to check out as well! (Sometimes it is easier to give it to them to read, than to talk about it with them. xx)
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members#latest ;
Also - consider ringing our helpline on 1800 500 258 to have a chat .... your team should also be able to refer you to a psych for a chat as well. In the mean time - click on this link and listen to Charlotte Tottman's podcasts on everything 'BC' related .... she is a BC specialist psychologist who was diagnosed in 2018 and had a double mastectomy (choosing to remain flat.) So she really 'gets it', more than others who haven't experienced it themselves. Below is her story in PDF form. And the podcast link is here:
https://soundcloud.com/search?q=charlotte tottman
Make sure you Click on 'view 22 tracks' and start with No 13 (which is the first episode of Series One - weird that they've put Series 2 'first'!) They are really good as she talks more as a BC survivor, not a Psychologist - and they are very easy to listen to!
take care & all the best xxx.