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lynneb
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14 years ago

The big day

On Tuesday the 4th september it was off to Ballarat for the isotape procedure, this was the one I feared the most I had read stories that it was extemely painful and stung for several minutes. But alas it was no more painful than having a cortisone injection so I was relieved, had to have several scans over the next two hours to find the sentinal node we had great success. My daughter and I stayed the night in the Medihotel on the 4th floor of the hospital then bright and early 7am we had to go to the day procedure more questions meeting with the doctors etc. At 10am I had the hook and wire done and then mammogram was done to approve the position of the wire and was then wisked off to surgery. I went in just after 11 and was back in recovery at 10 to 2 just after 3 30pm I walked out of the hospital and headed home. I guess you can say I am lucky as the cancer is only very small and successfully removed with a good margin, at this stage only the sentinal nodes was taken the surgeon believes I may not have to have further surgery. So now it is wait and see I go back in 2 weeks for the results and talk about a treatmant regime. I found the whole procedure bearable and have had no pain but I laugh everytime I go to the toilet at my blue wee and blue boob

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  • lynneb's avatar
    lynneb
    Member
    14 years ago

    Thanks for your kind words I am pleased to hear from someone who knows what Iam going through and what I have to look forward to. I await the results of my surgery and it looks  most likely I will have radiation treatment Iam hoping there will be no chemo but if there is I will deal with that when it happens. Once again thanks for your kind words

    regards Lynne

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    Linda_7
    Member
    14 years ago

    Am so glad to hear that the diagnosis and treatment of early breast cancer is changing.  especially for early breast cancer.  I was diagnosed in 2005, and had the usual treatment (surgery, chemo and radio!) with ongoing arimidex.  Had a scare, the following year, with a lump in the second breast, (fatty lump)  but insisted on having it removed.  So I can totally empathize with the hook and wire and mamogram.  So barbaric but precise. You are indeed,  amazing Lynne how you have coped with so much in one time.  Well done, and all the best.