start of my journey
I was diagnosed with grade 1 tubular carcinoma on 19 August 2014 and after a hectic few weeks of testing had my lumpectomy and Sentinel node removal last Thursday. I still need to go back to the surg...
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Hi, wow 3 weeks tomorrow since I visited the doctor with an indentation in left breast - just for a check up. I had surgery last Friday and whilst the lymph nodes all good, the cancer removed was larger than expected, but on the positive margins all okay too. Am 47 and no experience at all to date with breast cancer, so really up and down at present. Just taken the wound dressings off and big tear fest. Scar is very large on the breast and it appears that the top stitch may have burst ages ago....so I have a raised red area that doesnt look like it will heal flat. I dont suppose I should worry about that, given likely to need chemo and hormone theraphy....finding that out Monday. Also having pain in my back shoulder blade area and the breast area, more than after surgery.
Great to read everyones story and I suppose my main query is about the extra dull aches and the bursting of stitches - is this all normal and I should just let it go??
Thanks in advance for any thoughts, Susan