Panic Mode

@FionaJ thinking of you today. Hugs and best wishes for a quick recovery. Xxxxx

All the best for your upcoming surgery. Little hint is hang your bathroom towel down low as reaching up will be difficult for a while and use a smaller lighter towel as well. When you go home, if it was like me and only overnight stay, make sure you have some painkillers like Targin at home.
I do miss my missing breast but I did get angry with it for failing me and almost killing me so I have come to terms with it all now. Hugz <3

It is terribly hard waiting. I kept busy doing research on headgear as I knew I was having chemo. I went to the dentist for full clean and check and then religiously kept it up through treatment. You could get some cooking done to make  life a bit easier. All these things can help.
Do you have a breast care nurse? . There should be one attached to where you see your surgeon. They might be able to give you some support pre surgery also. 

Any questions that pop in your head...ask away. No question is dumb.

Kath x

@FionaJ 

Great advice give already and to be had throughout the forum.  No matter time of day or night there's always someone about!

https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/types-of-breast-cancer/

the link above should help you to understand your type and an opportunity to explore the BCNA website as well as this forum

Take care

@FionaJ so sorry u have had to join us here but you will always be supported here and get some great advice. It’s all such a scary and overwhelming experience xoxoox

Hello @FionaJ

SO sorry to hear your diagnosis. .. my ILC was found early and in Jan I had breast conserving surgery/lumpectomy followed by radiation and now hormone tabs.  Difficult tho it is, try not to 2nd guess the process. The waiting for results is hell .... and we hope you get clear margins.  Xx

Lean on your family and friends. .. let them help you out with chores like shopping and meals etc (if they offer.)  

Take some good earplugs into hospital with you as well as an eye mask to help you sleep  (like they give you on planes) as they are noisy well lit places! 

Everyone's recovery time and treatment differs,  so try not to use Dr Google ... it will do your head in.

All the best for your surgery snd results .... take care and we will be thinking of you xxxx

Thank you ladies. Your support means a lot to me. 
There have been a few tears, some nausea and I feel like I'm about to hyperventilate. I know I have no choice. So I will take that deep breath and try to push the overthinking away.

@FionaJ  I completely get it.  I was diagnosed with ILC on 5 December from a screening mammogram.  I went in for partial and then back in for a mastectomy and clearance when it was found to be twice the size originally thought.  All I can say, in addition to what @melclarity has said, is to try to breathe and take it a step at a time.  Your path will become clearer once the path report comes back after surgery.  I found that the surgery itself is not so bad.  Yes, there is pain and you do need some help with things when you come home but it is manageable.  How you feel about the surgery is a different matter.  Take care and ask any questions you want to.

Hi @FionaJ  the next few days will be a bit of a blur, it's a tough time in your life and noone volunteers for this ride.

I've had two bouts of BC, ten years apart, so I'd have been having my first treatment about the same time as your mum. Things have changed quite a bit since then. It's difficult when you have watched someone else's experience to not have a preconceived idea about how things will go and how you will manage your own treatment. The hard lesson is taking every day as it comes until you get a better idea about what your own personal situation is. 

Hang in there, if you haven't already connected with a breast care nurse, the time spent in hospital is a good opportunity to do that. There is no point telling you not to be frightened, but if you are having straight mastectomy with no reconstruction, there is every chance the emotional trauma is worse than the physical and you may be surprised at how little pain there is and how quickly you recover. Best wishes. Mxx