As my cancer has absessed I am well aware of it as it is getting more painful everyday. I have one week till Mastechtomy and even thought about doing it myself yesturday, then fell asleep. The last week is crap. Not knowing if it is in the glands from being in the nipple , Pagets , I believe they call it. They took out milk ducts last surgery before Christmas. Waiting Waiting.. Throbbing Throbbing. Just winging I know. Hugs to all Peta
Just started to get house ready , Thankyou Peta
Hi Tracey have been taking painkillers but sick of them at moment ,will be able to handle itill surgery. Thanks Dolly Peta
Hang in there Peta. That last week is awful waiting but you are getting there. Do you have your house prepared for your time off and pantry stocked etc? I spent most of my time when I wasn't researching on the internet with preparing home so I could be as lazy as I wanted post op.
Yep the cancer can itch, burn, pinch like a heart attack and mine I even had my little finger tingly on and off. I can't say I miss that although after the mastectomy the weird numb areas and pinchy pain sometimes and the feeling of ants under the skin as all the little nerves re-arranged themselves was annoying. Try and stay off the strong pain killers now and save them for post op.
Good thing my physio said after my surgery is I cant really injure anything moving around and doing light duties so that was a plus. I felt rather broken at the start. I soon got to know the new me and got accustomed to it.
Hi Peta
whinge away hun! If you can't whinge now with what you are going through then when can you! As a sufferer of chronic pain for 8 years from another illness, make sure you keep up with an pain meds that you have been given. You need to keep the pain at a manageable level. It's a lot harder to control it if you allow it to get bad before you take the pain meds. It creates the pain cycle. More pain = more tension in the body and less resistance which = more pain. The waiting is crap and feeling yuck on top of it makes it really hard. Plan something nice for yourself to give yourself something to look forward to. Hang in there. Will be thinking of you. Karen xox
Hi Peta, so sorry you're having such a rough time. Can your docs give you any pain killers to cover you till surgery? You have enough on your mind without putting up with the pain. Thinking of you as you prepare for next week, Tracey ??
