Hello to all the strong women out there!
My name is Sara and I have been newly diagnosed early stage breast cancer. Yes I know i'm super lucky! Ive just turned 40 and a single mother of 2 teen boys. I've had partial mastectomy and now w...
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Hi @iSara,
Welcome to the forum. The ladies have already covered everything so I just wanted to say hi and that your feelings are absolutely normal. Rollercoaster is the best word to describe it.
Coming out of this looking and feeling "normal" was one of my biggest goals throughout. No one asks for this crap and why shouldn't you do everything you can to come out the other side as best you can.
Nothing is trivial on here, just make it known to your team what your plans are for later so they know up front and can work with your wishes. I had lumpectomy as well and ended up with one D and one C cup. I have found that over time once all the up and down swelling and effects of radiation start to subside the naughty breast starts to soften and becomes less rock like lol. The difference is really quite minor now.
I also kept my hair through chemo with the cold cap so nobody has been able to tell anything that's been going on in my life unless they've been told. I pretty much look exactly the same as before.
All the best to you lovely. You got this.
xoxoxo
Welcome to the forum. The ladies have already covered everything so I just wanted to say hi and that your feelings are absolutely normal. Rollercoaster is the best word to describe it.
Coming out of this looking and feeling "normal" was one of my biggest goals throughout. No one asks for this crap and why shouldn't you do everything you can to come out the other side as best you can.
Nothing is trivial on here, just make it known to your team what your plans are for later so they know up front and can work with your wishes. I had lumpectomy as well and ended up with one D and one C cup. I have found that over time once all the up and down swelling and effects of radiation start to subside the naughty breast starts to soften and becomes less rock like lol. The difference is really quite minor now.
I also kept my hair through chemo with the cold cap so nobody has been able to tell anything that's been going on in my life unless they've been told. I pretty much look exactly the same as before.
All the best to you lovely. You got this.
xoxoxo