Some good news at last!

Hi Jane WOW that is great news for you... I hope you are having the best nights sleep right now knowing that chemo is over for you. I have been thinking of you and your son since I read your post and am sending you both lots of hugs. It must have been a huge appointment for both you and hubby :) I can only imagine how you would be feeling as you work your way through the decision making involved in your upcoming surgery. I was lucky in a way that the decision was never mine as I had multiple cancers in both breasts that were made up of ductal, lobular and tubular cancers and none were able to be removed by a lumpectomy. I have just had a friend have a single masectomy and she now regrets not fighting for her right to have a bilateral masectomy. I believe the recovery from my bilateral masectomy was very good. Nowhere near as bad as I had imagined. I wasn't offered a reconstruction at the time due to the urgency of the surgery etc but for me I was never interested in having reconstruction and that has not changed nearly two years later. I am lucky in that I havnt had to have the extra recovery from reconstruction. I know choosing no reconstruction is not everyone's choice but for me it has always been the right one. I was excited when mid treatment I got my new set of boobs in the form of prosthesis but I could count on one hand the amount of times I have worn them :) My wish for you is that with the help of your hubby you are able to come to a decision that you are really comfortable with at this challenging time in your life. Sending heaps of hugs to you and I look forward to hearing about your decision and an update on your son Love Mel xxx