POST MASTECTOMY
Hi there everyone
Sorry its taken me a while to get back in touch but I worked right up until the day before my surgery last week and just haven't had time to get on here. I wanted to thank all of you for all your initial responses to my first post I am very grateful to you all. So heres my update:-
Left total mastectomy 26/5/16 drain still in today draining around 80mls - has to be less than 50 to remove
Results - Stage 2a with grade 3 (3cm) tumor with no lymph node involvement - thank god!! My concerns are these though - I feel my tumor has been missed or mistaken for the firbroadenonoma that was found last year as the scan from then says fibroadenonoma 3 oclock left breast the core biopsy was taken from the same spot and my results from yesterday say invasive ductal carcinoma 3 oclock left breast, the surgeon feels it could of been hiding behind this?? Anyway I have thought for the past 12 months that that was what I was feeling as it felt no different so quite the shock to know it was 3 cm especially since I only have itty bitty titties. the core biopsy also said 1.8cm and ER +, but the results yesterday say triple negative. so despite the confusion I was declared cancer free - such a relief. He said I may or may not need the preventative chemo as I took off my entire breast and have no lymph nodes involved and am planning on doing the other boob as a preventative measure when I'm allowed. I'm obviously hoping I don't have to have it but will if required. Has any of you guys had a similar diagnosis?? and can anyone tell me anything about the possible preventative chemo and what this entails, side effects, how long I have to do it, time off work etc if I do have to have it?? Is it different to the other chemotherapy - milder perhaps??? I did get told it might just be oral medication?? I obviously cant take the hormone therapy now as mine is triple negative but would appreciate your thoughts opinions and any advice?? I wont find out any more for nearly two weeks. I'm recovering really well from my surgery so far and will have at least the next week off so Ill be more in touch with you all. have also probably read too much about the possibility of secondary breast cancer rearing its ugle head somewhere else in my body even though I'm cancer free now absolutely shitting myself about that especially after reading about jane Mcgrath for example... would appreciate any reassurance about this too .Thanks Margie:)