Newly diagnosed - double mastectomy
Hello everyone, I'm new on here and sending hugs as we all need them <3. Firstly I am not great on computers but have read the helpful notes about posting so here goes. I had a recall from my mammo...
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Welcome @Poodle_Lady55
This isn’t the club anyone wants to
join but it’s a pretty helpful one all the same. That’s a pretty rough series of results, no wonder you feel shocked. I only had a single mastectomy which is pretty straightforward, not painful and healed quickly but a double needs a bit more time and patience, particularly if you are considering reconstruction (I didn’t go
that road). However many other people on the network have personal experience of a bilateral
mastectomy and I am sure will
be happy to talk or advise as you may need. This is a good place to ask questions (we all had a lot at the start and none of them are ever silly!) and sometimes it’s easier to talk to a sympathetic stranger who’s been where you are, loving and caring as your friends and family are. So ask away - the webcast sounds a good start. Best wishes.
This isn’t the club anyone wants to
join but it’s a pretty helpful one all the same. That’s a pretty rough series of results, no wonder you feel shocked. I only had a single mastectomy which is pretty straightforward, not painful and healed quickly but a double needs a bit more time and patience, particularly if you are considering reconstruction (I didn’t go
that road). However many other people on the network have personal experience of a bilateral
mastectomy and I am sure will
be happy to talk or advise as you may need. This is a good place to ask questions (we all had a lot at the start and none of them are ever silly!) and sometimes it’s easier to talk to a sympathetic stranger who’s been where you are, loving and caring as your friends and family are. So ask away - the webcast sounds a good start. Best wishes.