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Marlon5
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7 years ago

Surgery

I was diagnosed with IDC in March and I am scheduled for a wide excision next week. I’m absolutely terrified about the surgery and anaesthetic. Not sure how to deal with this overwhelming anxiety. 

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  • That helped me as well, re focussing on getting it out. The quicker it’s out the better. I’m more relaxed now it’s out. 
  • Yes, absolutely speak to the anaesthetist - he/she can give you something to calm you down.  For me, it helped to focus on the fact that I was getting this thing out of me.
  • Perhaps speak to your breast care nurse? You might also like to talk to the anaesthetist and breast surgeon about your anxieties. They may be able to ease your worries.

    I had a wide local excision and then a week later, a re-excision for margins. Anaesthetics are very sophisticated these days, and the aftermath of both surgeries was discomfort rather than pain (except when I bent down to unload the dishwasher - ow!l). You'll be OK. K xox
  • You’ll be fine. The surgical teams & anaesthetics are really good these days. Have you had many surgeries before? 
     I had this surgery including the lymph node biopsy two weeks ago. The pre surgery tests are probably the worst of it as I’m a needle phobic. This surgery was one of my easiest ones.
    One of my uncles once told me that surgery is like having a tooth out, you go to sleep, wake up & it’s all done. That helped me a lot in the past.
  • Marlon5 said:
    I was diagnosed with IDC in March and I am scheduled for a wide excision next week. I’m absolutely terrified about the surgery and anaesthetic. Not sure how to deal with this overwhelming anxiety.