Well Hello!!!!

Hi Tracey,

Thanks for the welcome and the big cuddle :-) 

I've already been getting some wonderful advice so am very pleased to have joined the network. 

Thanks again xx

Hey Cath, welcome to the network, it's a safe place to come for support and advice. Here's sending you a big cuddle, Trace ????????

Hi Brenda5,

Thanks for the welcome to the club!! Can honestly say wasn't something that I had scheduled for the bucket list but am feeling incredibly lucky to have had my lump introduce itself so early.

I will definitely be clicking on your profile and reading your blog and I don't class it as being a chatterbox just more of a sharer :-).

Thanks Xx

Hi Primek,

Thanks for the welcome and the opportunity to ask questions.

I am already gaining soooooooo much from everyone and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is able to gain comfort from chatting with others who have already traveled the path.

The willingness of members to share experiences and knowledge is absolutely wonderful.

Thank you Xx

Hi Donna,

Congrats on having had your surgery!!!! Yay!!! I'm hoping for you that you have had some news about your (escape date) sorry I mean going home date ;-). I love the idea of your fluffy bunny slippers doing the rounds of the corridors,  and the hospital coffee shop would have to be the equivalent of the catwalk for new pj's wouldn't it?

I'm going to have to stock up on the trashy magazines and have already started getting my collection of entertainment together to stop me from getting too bored but can also see me doing many laps.

I have a terrible tendency to over pack so thanks for the heads up. Friend of mine used to call my overnight bag my over year bag because I packed for every possible scenario.

Good luck with your recovery from the surgery and take care.

regards, Cath

Hi again Christine,

I can't tell you how much I like the idea of mobile drain bag - I reckon that's pretty cool! I have heard about the cushions and they sound like an absolute must. I have been lucky enough to already have been contacted by my breast care nurse and I have the mastectomy bra already (wow!!!! talk about fast service). I had not even thought to stock my pantry and freezer before going into hospital as I was thinking that I can always order online - BUT that is now a must that's going on the to do list as I can get everything packed away. Thanks again so much.  Xx

Sorry you have also been diagnosed but welcome to the club. If you get really bored you could clik on my profile and read some of my blog. I was a heck of a chatter box at the start lol.

Welcome and we look forward to reading more blogs. Feel free to ask anything...ANYTHING that is worrying you...people are only to happy to help.

Hi Cath.  Welcome to the site, and keep up the positive attitude.

I too am a  new member - I'm a week and half post bilateral mastectomy, still in recovery and getting impatient.  I've got some suggestions for you.  Pj's a must of course - some friends took me shopping because they wanted to do something and I decided to just let them and we had so much fun, I even bought some fluffy bunny slippers!  If anyone wants to help, maybe you could suggest that.  Make sure they are button up tho - you will have to show your chest a few times and you can't really lift your arms too well. 

My awesome amazing breast care nurse bought me a selection of bags to put my drains in, probably depends what hospital you are in whether you have a nurse, but it helps to be mobile with the drains in.  Also, take lots of entertainment - trashy mags, books, whatever you enjoy doing while sitting/resting.  Once all the monitors, etc were off me, I started walking up and down the corridors, even went down to the hospital coffee shop with some visitors in my fancy new PJ's!  There's not much else, so don't overpack, just toiletries, and you won't even need much of those.

Good luck with the surgery - all will be great, just a small bump in the road! 

Cheers, Donna

Hi again I am also from Melbourne and when the breast care nurse came to see me on admission she gave me the drain bag, cushion which became my best friend, especially when in the car as it protected the Mastectomy site from the seat belt and she measured me up for the berlei Mastectomy bra which arrived before I was discharged.

Your breast care nurse will be a source of information

And of course there is all of us.

Stock up the pantry and freezer as it will be handy when you come home.

Take care from Christine xx