Awaiting results after surgery - Mjheke
Hi all, I am so pleased to be provided with information for this online support community! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 12 days ago and it has all been very fast moving and overwhelming since...
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Hi Michelle - gosh - it is all such a roller coaster of emotions & pain .... I was like you, expecting mine to be just a cyst (as had been diagnosed a few times over the last 40 years) but not so this time.
All the best for your results xxx I hope you have lots of family & friends giving you emotional & physical assistance at this time. Make sure you take the pain meds at the specified times for a while yet - you don't want to pain to kick in 100% or it may take longer to control!
Re Driving .... yep 'as you feel up to it' - but beware of any bumps in the road ..... the breast will remain 'tender' for some time - and doesn't like bouncing over bumpy roads! I learned quickly where all ours are & would hold my breast to give it support as I went over them!
Re going back to work - do you have any sick leave or holidays that you can 'call in' for your recovery period? Make sure you are fit enough, before coming back to full-time.
If you are having radiation - that usually entails daily visits Mon-Fri for 4 weeks or longer. Are you close to the facility that you are likely to be attending? Many attend whilst working, as it is often just an hour out of your day - tho it can also be fatiguing, particularly after it is finished. Most 'sail thru it' - but there is an emotional side too that I had not expected.
Out of interest - Have you you been advised whether you have dense breast tissue or not? It sounds like you might. Dense Breast tissue shows up as 'white' on Mammograms (as does cancer tumours) which is why they are difficult to pick up with standard scans. There has been much discussion on our ''right to be advised'' when having mammograms, as a delay in diagnosis can lead to bigger tumours being found 'later'!
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18407/breast-density-we-want-your-input/p1
take care, all the best xx
Re Driving .... yep 'as you feel up to it' - but beware of any bumps in the road ..... the breast will remain 'tender' for some time - and doesn't like bouncing over bumpy roads! I learned quickly where all ours are & would hold my breast to give it support as I went over them!
Re going back to work - do you have any sick leave or holidays that you can 'call in' for your recovery period? Make sure you are fit enough, before coming back to full-time.
If you are having radiation - that usually entails daily visits Mon-Fri for 4 weeks or longer. Are you close to the facility that you are likely to be attending? Many attend whilst working, as it is often just an hour out of your day - tho it can also be fatiguing, particularly after it is finished. Most 'sail thru it' - but there is an emotional side too that I had not expected.
Out of interest - Have you you been advised whether you have dense breast tissue or not? It sounds like you might. Dense Breast tissue shows up as 'white' on Mammograms (as does cancer tumours) which is why they are difficult to pick up with standard scans. There has been much discussion on our ''right to be advised'' when having mammograms, as a delay in diagnosis can lead to bigger tumours being found 'later'!
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18407/breast-density-we-want-your-input/p1
take care, all the best xx