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4 weeks post mastectomy
Hi Ladies,
havent been back here since my mastectomy at the end of November. Pretty traumatic experience adjusting to everything. This being the second surgery I was hopeful that all the cancer would be gone which it is. My tumour ended up being 82mm in total and I ended up with 4/13 lymph nodes affected. But all gone and recovering well.
But a long road ahead still. I begin 24 weeks of chemo on 5th January which will be followed up with 5 weeks radiation and then hormone therapy. Still coming to terms with it all.
I am back at work a few days a week and will see how I go with chemo as to whether I can work at all or not. I feel I need some sort of normality. Since my life changed at the start of November this cancer has defined my life so I am slowly trying to take back part of that.
Shaylee
havent been back here since my mastectomy at the end of November. Pretty traumatic experience adjusting to everything. This being the second surgery I was hopeful that all the cancer would be gone which it is. My tumour ended up being 82mm in total and I ended up with 4/13 lymph nodes affected. But all gone and recovering well.
But a long road ahead still. I begin 24 weeks of chemo on 5th January which will be followed up with 5 weeks radiation and then hormone therapy. Still coming to terms with it all.
I am back at work a few days a week and will see how I go with chemo as to whether I can work at all or not. I feel I need some sort of normality. Since my life changed at the start of November this cancer has defined my life so I am slowly trying to take back part of that.
Shaylee
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- Hi Shaylee
Goodness a lot has happened but most importantly it has been detected and removed. Wishing you well with the next stage of treatment. Listen to your body and rest where needed
Take care - Hi Shaylee, Wow that was a pretty big tumor!! Good to hear that your recovering well. I can understand wanting to take back your life and keep it as normal as possible but please be gentle with yourself too. Let us know how you're going. Xx
