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I'm still processing my recent breast cancer diagnosis and the surgery I had to remove the lump last Friday. It's been an incredibly overwhelming experience, and I can't help but feel anxious about w...
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Hello @FionaM13 and @kyles1 - I had a double mastectomy 3 weeks ago and 13 lymph nodes removed on my right side. Just letting you know for encouragement because I’m doing fine and my two scars are amazingly neat (right arm still recuperating and chest feels a little funny but those things are to be expected). I am so grateful to my surgeon - I think the techniques are getting better and better. There’s emotional stuff to deal with but survival and health trump that for me.
I’m 54 and in fairly good health, I’ve been determined to follow all the instructions for physio etc carefully. I did need the post surgery meds a bit and I slept in am armchair for several days, but I’m back in bed now, just have lots of extra pillows for support.
Other women I know who did radiotherapy told me to be careful to moisturise well - with whatever the radiotherapy oncologist tells you to use. I haven’t done it yet - mine will be after chemotherapy.
I don’t know if that’s any help but very happy to answer any questions about my surgery recovery if you think anything might be relevant ti you.
Also Fiona - was your lymph node removed as the test (sentinel node biopsy) or found to have cancer? I had the biopsy on my left lymph nodes but thankfully that didn’t take long to recover from. I hope that makes sense. I hope you are feeling better each day that goes by 😊 and that kyles gets good news and advice from her surgeon.
I’m 54 and in fairly good health, I’ve been determined to follow all the instructions for physio etc carefully. I did need the post surgery meds a bit and I slept in am armchair for several days, but I’m back in bed now, just have lots of extra pillows for support.
Other women I know who did radiotherapy told me to be careful to moisturise well - with whatever the radiotherapy oncologist tells you to use. I haven’t done it yet - mine will be after chemotherapy.
I don’t know if that’s any help but very happy to answer any questions about my surgery recovery if you think anything might be relevant ti you.
Also Fiona - was your lymph node removed as the test (sentinel node biopsy) or found to have cancer? I had the biopsy on my left lymph nodes but thankfully that didn’t take long to recover from. I hope that makes sense. I hope you are feeling better each day that goes by 😊 and that kyles gets good news and advice from her surgeon.