newly diagnosed
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a 37 yr old mother of 2 beautiful children, a 9 yr old daughter and a 6 yr old son. On 30th July I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Initially my head was s...
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Hi Kylou76,
Your head must STILL be spinning with such new news...I'll never forget the moment I heard those words and from there I seemed to enter into a whirlwind of emotion and activity.
I, like you, was recommended to have a breast reduction at the time of my lumpetomy because of my large size. My Breast surgeon is also a plastic surgeon and she had done this operation successfully many times. She said it would make everything much easier in the future especially coping with the ongoing effects of Radiotherapy (often causing shrinkage on the side of the treatment). Anyway, it seemed the right thing to do.
I had my surgery on 21st Dec 2011, it lasted 5 hrs. I had a wide local excision on my right breast to remove the cancer, a sentinal node biopsy- removing 2 lymph nodes, a reduction on both right and left breasts and 2 other small lumps (not so suspicious) removed from the left breast. What a whirlwind! I was pleased when the surgery was over, but then the recovery began...all up probably about a metre worth of cuts to heal...the most painful areas being the re-placed areolas and nipples. The new smaller boobs are definitely a plus- I came down 3 cup sizes. Its a huge operation but I've found it definitely worthwhile.
If you'd like to ask anything please feel free.
Thinking of you and I'll be praying for you as you begin this unplanned journey.
Judy x