The Journey
No wonder they call it a journey - It can be a real bumpy road. The past couple of months I have felt like I am in some kind of crazy bad dream. I have had the 'lumpectomy' then the partial mastecto...
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I too am at the start of my journey, only having been diagnosed on 9th March. I have had a lumpectomy and removal of my lymph nodes but the surgeon told me yesterday that the margins are not clear so I will now need a mastectomy. My emotions are all over the place, especially as they want to start with chemo first and do the surgery in a few months. It is scary when we put our lives in the hands of these people and have to trust them implicitely. So I fully relate to your roller coaster of emotions...we are allowed to cry and then we must get back onto that positive track and keep fighting :)