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Hi.my surgery is on Monday 28th April. I am feeling very lonely. friends have texted their good wishes but no-one has called to see me. I've tried to be positive and not miserable and I think they think that I don't need anyone. I have my wonderful husband and children but I am alone a lot thinking. I am having a wide incision hook wire and the Sentinel node removed for testing. thanks for reading. good wishes to you all.

Good to hear that you are coping ok mentality. I remember in the early days I was a mess. I could not even have the courage to read any of the medical reports as though not reading them would make it go away.

Try not to think too far ahead and focus on getting better. All the best for next Friday.

Cis

Good to hear that you are coping ok mentality. I remember in the early days I was a mess. I could not even have the courage to read any of the medical reports as though not reading them would make it go away.

Try not to think too far ahead and focus on getting better. All the best for next Friday.

Cis

Thank You Christine. It is hard not to worry but reading and hearing stories from brave women like yourself who have been through this tough journey does help heaps. 

I have my moments but 95% of the time I am good. Just doing everything as normal leading upto surgery. Afterwards is a mystery so I try not to think too much about it.  I guess you learn to have the mentality that whatever you are faced with you accept and deal with it accordingly. There's always someone somewhere dealing with worse circumstances, may it be health or otherwise.

I believe in faith and praying has really helped me a great deal. It's a form of meditation which is very soothing and comforting at the same time. No matter who you talk to and get support from, no one ever truly understands your emotions and feelings even if you have been through the same journey. Everyone is unique and handles stress and anxiety differently. What works for one doesn't necessarily work for others. You have to be your own mentor and teacher. I know one thing for sure that God gives the strength and courage to deal with anything. 

Wishing you all the best with the rest of your journey. Hope that you have conquered all the hard hurdles and will not face anymore that you won't be able to jump over.

Take Care xx

 

 

Try not to worry to much...I was very scared as well...I just thought of it as one of the many hurdles we all have to jump, some are small & the others high & you will get through this... That's what I kept telling myself.... I had same surgery as you & 2 wire incisions I had 2 grade 2 tumours.. So here's what they did..they gave me a local anaesthetic & they explained that I would feel a little bit of pain when they hook the wire into the tumour, it doesn't hurt until they reach the tumour, the first one hurt a little bit & the second one took him ages to hook through, he said this tumour was stubborn & had calcified, so that's why it took a couple of goes to hook,which did hurt a bit more than the first one.. Then they tape the wires to your chest to stop them from swinging around. I then went of for the nuclear dye medicine for the lymph nodes & then waited in a room for my surgery.. My surgery went really well, my surgeon got clear margins around the two tumours & my scar is really neat I had 30 rounds of radiation & finished in February & I am now recovering from a hysterectomy & about to start on tamoxifen...I hope this helps you out .... I have had a few hurdles on this journey & I am happy to have got this far...I have also learnt so much from just coming onto this net work...the ladies are really lovely so many stories & lots information... So take one day at a time & more important take time out for you.....I wish you all the best of luck for next Friday.... Take care:) Christine:) xox