My world tipped upside down
At 11pm on the 18th September 2014 my life changed forever!
High grade invasive ducatal cancer, no special type. Grade 3.
I found a lump which everyone kept reasurring me that it would probably be a cyst. I went to the Docotors the next day and he sent me to have an ultrasound of which I got in the same day.
The results came back that afternoon and they were not clear so I was sent for a biopsy on the Monday 22 nd Sept. The Doctor only did a fine needle biopsy instead of a core biopsy which was the wrong one to do as the result were still not clear but clear enough to know that ther were cancer cells present.
On Monday 29th September I was at the gym and after getting out of my class I checked my phone and I had 5 missed calls from my doctor. My heart sunk. I went to see my docotor that afternoon and as I was fighting with my partner I was alone and the doctor gave me the bad new that I had Cancer.
Wow what a shock to hear when I had stayed so positive and determined it was not going to be anything. That afternoon I booking to see the surgeon Dr Mekisic and the appointment was for the next day 30th September. It was all going crazy for me and also my family and friends who were in a world of shock.
The surgeon sent me for more tests including MRI, CT/Bone scan and core biopsy to gain more information about my condition. I had the MRI on the next day the 1st October Which my dad took me too and they never told me the result.
I had the Bone scan on the 2nd October Which my partner came too and they told me afterward that the scans were all clear, which was a big relief. I then had the core biopsy on the Tuesday 7th October which I would find out the results when I saw the surgeon on the 14th Ocotber. He told me the news that all the scans were clear and that i had a choice of having a lumpectamy or a mastectomy because of the size being only 21mm. I chose the lumpectomy as it was all a shock to me and the thought of loosing a breast was to much to take in.
He booked me in on Thursday 23rd October.
I had to go for the pre op checks as I have never been in hospital before which I did on the Tuesday before.
I had to be in hospital at 8.30am and I had to say goodbye straight away to my family which I was so upset about. i got preped and waitied till 11am before they took me worng to operate. I woke up about 1pm and they took me to the ward about 2pm where my mum wasnt far away.
I was in hospital until Monday and they let me out with bthe drain in. The nurse came and took it out on the Friday 31st which was great.
I went back to see the surgeon that afternoon and he had more bad news for me. That the lump was bigger than showing on the scans and they needed to take my left breast. I was in another state of shock.
I was booked in for the 12 Novemeber at 12.30. I went into surery at about 4pm and woke up at 6pm and they took me to the ward where mum, my partner and 2 beautiful boys were waiting for me. I was not very awake but it was good to see them. I was pretty sick from the morphine that night but recovered well and went home on the Friday and they took the drain out that same day.
I went back to see the surgeon on the 21st Novemeber and he said that they had got all the cancer this time and there was a 10mm margin around it.
