Results are in

Hi @Bellablor - the girls seem to have explained well the various path results (I was ER+ which meant oestrogen receptive, so was put on Tamoxifen to block that hormone as it was thought to be 'feeding' the BC; I have, since, had my ovaries removed so even less chance of oestrogen going to any future BC; but apparently fatty deposits can produce oestrogen, so I've tried to lose as much weight as I can - 15kgs so far - with only a few to go). Meantime, after my mastectomy, I had my drains in for 2 weeks. Every surgeon is different - mine has a slight obsession with drains - but I reckon, even though it was uncomfortable and bloody itchy at the drainage site, better out than in....so all that fluid that keeps draining would be inside you otherwise. (Although, there is some debate that for some people drain tubes can actually irritate the wound, and thus cause more drainage...but I trust my surgeon and did exactly what he told me, with excellent results in the end.)

Good luck, thinking of you

Nikki xxxx