DCIS and Mastectomy

Thanks for your kind words Jeanine!! Yes it is very hard watching your mum go thru all this but it could of been a lot worse!! She is getting very nervous now!! Her ovarian cyst has stayed the same size and her blood tests came back negative!! So we go back in December for a follow up!! Will keep u posted!! Michelle

It must be hard for you to be on the sidelines whilst your mum is going through this tough time. Just remember how lucky she is to have a loving daughter standing next to her while she goes through this. I hope her surgery goes well and that she has an uncomplicated recovery. If you need to chat, we are all here to answer any questions or concerns you may have. Sending hugs, Jeanine xxx

It must be hard for you to be on the sidelines whilst your mum is going through this tough time. Just remember how lucky she is to have a loving daughter standing next to her while she goes through this. I hope her surgery goes well and that she has an uncomplicated recovery. If you need to chat, we are all here to answer any questions or concerns you may have. Sending hugs, Jeanine xxx

Well mums surgery is booked in for the 16th of July - 6 more sleeps

Well mums surgery is booked in for the 16th of July - 6 more sleeps

Well mums surgery is booked in for the 16th of July - 6 more sleeps

So happy for you Kelly that everything went well for u!! I'm actually suggesting to my mum to wait for the reconstruction as well, just see how she feels after her mastectomy!! Gee if a belly dancer can do it I'm sure my mum can too!! Good on you!! Must be a big adjustment!! I just didn't know a reconstruction was such a big operation till yesterday when we saw the plastic surgeon!! Just have to book a date for the surgery for her!! Thank u so much for your comment!! Luv Michelle Akal Xxx

Sorry to hear about your mum.   I had my mastectomy last year for my DCIS and my surgeon actually advised waiting 1-2 years before thinking about a reconstruction if I wanted but I decided pretty quickly after that I really didn't want to go through any more surgeries.  I have a prostetic which I wear going out and to work and it is great, feels and looks normal.  I have to admit sometimes I can't be bothered to put it on if I am just going out to the shop so I just wear a loose top and nobody seems to notice but if they did, well bad luck!! LOL.  Thankfully, my results were good and it hadn't spread to the lymph node so I didn't have to have any radiotherapy and just go and see my surgeon every six months.  If it happens to pop up in my other breast I would have no hesitation in having another mastectomy.  I also belly dance and after adjusting costumes (as there is no cleavage anymore) I have performed again and nobody realises.

I hope this helps, I was worried at first about how I would cope after a mastectomy but I feel completely normal and happy.  I have a wonderful family who supported me completely and made me feel and still make me feel like a normal, beautiful person.

Lots of love to you and your mum

Kelly xx

It never rains but it pours! So sorry she has extra trouble with her ovary.  Hopefully its not anything bad.  I have had ovarian cysts that were benign. Good luck with it all.

xxx

Jeanine

Thanks for your response Jeanine!! Im glad everything has gone well for u!! Its a very confusing time for her, must be so hard to make a decision like this!! I'm not sure how she will cope emotionally without a breast!! And to top it all she has a 3.8 cm cyst in her ovary!! She has had blood tests (blood results were all clear) Seeing the gynaecologist again next week!! Akal5 Xxxx