Wobbly nearing the end of active treatment
19 days ago I had my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, last Friday I saw the oncologist, yesterday I saw the plastic surgeon and today I saw my breast surgeon. At the end of the appointment ...
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@kmakm dear oh dear! All these months of intensity and then zip! You'd think they'd break us away gradually - yes been there done that and it is a very empty strange feeling. Yay I have my life back I think is an emotion followed by oh, what now! Having said that I am back on the 3 monthly visits to Oncologist, hope that changes soon!
Remember your poor body has been through the mill, pulled, pushed, prodded, and still a long way to go in the healing process. You have revision surgery to come up, muscles and nerves around the breasts and leading into the breasts that are upset and take time to settle along with what I think you described as necrosis and a lymphatic system that is finding new pathways, and believe me that takes time, hence your body is a little busy. Try and roll with it and moan and groan if needed, especially on here as we get it! How long has it been since your surgery - anaesthetic knocks the stuffing out of us
This is also about you and your emotional self, acceptance of where you are at now, family dynamics, teaching domestic chores to others in the household and basically looking after thyself. Allow time for a little wallowing as it is a cleansing process.
Don't try and overdo it with constant household chores, walking too far - I can remember someone on here talking about going for a walk early in recovery, frustrated with something silly in the household and needed fresh air and walked and walked and then all of a sudden thought oh I need to turn around and get home again.
Take care and sending you a virtual hug and I do hope you don't read this as a lecture as on reflection it seems a little long winded, just a gentle reminder that you're kicking goals and need to pace slowly, it's the incidental exercise that will make a difference in the early days xoxo
Remember your poor body has been through the mill, pulled, pushed, prodded, and still a long way to go in the healing process. You have revision surgery to come up, muscles and nerves around the breasts and leading into the breasts that are upset and take time to settle along with what I think you described as necrosis and a lymphatic system that is finding new pathways, and believe me that takes time, hence your body is a little busy. Try and roll with it and moan and groan if needed, especially on here as we get it! How long has it been since your surgery - anaesthetic knocks the stuffing out of us
This is also about you and your emotional self, acceptance of where you are at now, family dynamics, teaching domestic chores to others in the household and basically looking after thyself. Allow time for a little wallowing as it is a cleansing process.
Don't try and overdo it with constant household chores, walking too far - I can remember someone on here talking about going for a walk early in recovery, frustrated with something silly in the household and needed fresh air and walked and walked and then all of a sudden thought oh I need to turn around and get home again.
Take care and sending you a virtual hug and I do hope you don't read this as a lecture as on reflection it seems a little long winded, just a gentle reminder that you're kicking goals and need to pace slowly, it's the incidental exercise that will make a difference in the early days xoxo