Freaking out about Mastectomy
Hi Everyone, So, My surgery is booked for 27th March, which is next
Monday. I had no choice, Right mastectomy. The surgeon suggested immediate recon with air inflatable tissue
expander to be repl...
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Hi @Vallerina - how did your planning appointment go yesterday ? Hopefully you were able to get several of your questions answered and has eased some of your concerns.
Welcome to the forum. Not a place that you really want to join, given a choice, but we are all like minded who totally get the myriad of thoughts surging through your mind. What you are feeling, how you are feeling, whether you scream, cry, yell - are all perfectly fine and no you are not venting. Who you wish to share this diagnosis with is all up to you - this, you have total power and control over when everything else in your life seems out of your control. Your fiancee sounds like an amazing person & huge kudos to him for his ongoing support of you (those closest to us do it the hardest sometimes !)
You say that you are an active, healthy person (how ironic is that when apart from your bc diagnosis you are well). You may recover quite well from your surgery. The Easter weekend is 2 1/2 weeks after your surgery and you booked this 12 months ago. Use this as a great incentive and something to look forward to and a return to some degree of normality in your life (not ruled by your diagnosis). If you need to make the decision to not go, do it closer to the date.
We all go through periods of what ifs; could I have done things better. We are all wiser with the benefit of hindsight.
Put your trust in your medical professionals, ask lots of questions, gather the facts and with your doctors, breast care nurses and oncologist make informed decisions from the choices presented to you.
Best wishes to you, Sheryl xx
Welcome to the forum. Not a place that you really want to join, given a choice, but we are all like minded who totally get the myriad of thoughts surging through your mind. What you are feeling, how you are feeling, whether you scream, cry, yell - are all perfectly fine and no you are not venting. Who you wish to share this diagnosis with is all up to you - this, you have total power and control over when everything else in your life seems out of your control. Your fiancee sounds like an amazing person & huge kudos to him for his ongoing support of you (those closest to us do it the hardest sometimes !)
You say that you are an active, healthy person (how ironic is that when apart from your bc diagnosis you are well). You may recover quite well from your surgery. The Easter weekend is 2 1/2 weeks after your surgery and you booked this 12 months ago. Use this as a great incentive and something to look forward to and a return to some degree of normality in your life (not ruled by your diagnosis). If you need to make the decision to not go, do it closer to the date.
We all go through periods of what ifs; could I have done things better. We are all wiser with the benefit of hindsight.
Put your trust in your medical professionals, ask lots of questions, gather the facts and with your doctors, breast care nurses and oncologist make informed decisions from the choices presented to you.
Best wishes to you, Sheryl xx