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Looming double mastectomy
im having a double mastectomy with auxiliary lymph node clearance on the 1st November. Finding it hard to believe it’s happening even though I’ve had 6 months of chemo! Wondering how to get my head ar...
I think a large part of it is that this is such a permanent part of treatment. Chemo, hair loss, body aches etc are all relatively temporary, but this is forever (even if I have a reconstruction, it will never be the same). I worry about the impact on my kids (they’re only 8, 6 and 3). I know they’re tough and resilient, but it’s got to be hard On Them and I don’t want my lack of boobs to be a constant reminder of what I’ve been through to them.
But hey, my life is far more important than boobs and I’m of course having the surgery and I will be fine afterwards, it’s just this lead up is giving me too much time to think!!
But hey, my life is far more important than boobs and I’m of course having the surgery and I will be fine afterwards, it’s just this lead up is giving me too much time to think!!