Tethering means breast cancer too
Hi all, I'm new to this website and new to having breast cancer, I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in June. I just wanted to let people know you don't have to feel a pea shaped lump to have bre...
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Hi Pamela,
So sorry you are going through this too. My story is very similar to yours. I was getting changed and noticed a dent at the bottom of my left breast. I was due for a check-up so this hurried me along. A mammogram and ultrasound showed area suspicious of malignancy and biopsy confirmed this. Yes, breast cancer does not always present as that pea size lump we all hear about!
My diagnosis was 41/2 years ago and I also had a left mastectomy with no reconstruction. It honestly never bothers me and, like @Afraser, I actually feel like the rest of me looks better than precancer days as I too exercise much more now. I am 51 (47 when diagnosed) and feel just fine with a prosthesis in my bra.
I live in Queensland and never find the prosthesis makes me hot. I mostly wear the type designed for swimming in a comfortable exercise type bra but have some pretty bras and a more expensive proper prosthesis too.
I wish you all the best with treatment. I had chemo and then radiotherapy after my mastectomy. Now on hormone therapy. It was tough but life is good again now. Deanne xxx
So sorry you are going through this too. My story is very similar to yours. I was getting changed and noticed a dent at the bottom of my left breast. I was due for a check-up so this hurried me along. A mammogram and ultrasound showed area suspicious of malignancy and biopsy confirmed this. Yes, breast cancer does not always present as that pea size lump we all hear about!
My diagnosis was 41/2 years ago and I also had a left mastectomy with no reconstruction. It honestly never bothers me and, like @Afraser, I actually feel like the rest of me looks better than precancer days as I too exercise much more now. I am 51 (47 when diagnosed) and feel just fine with a prosthesis in my bra.
I live in Queensland and never find the prosthesis makes me hot. I mostly wear the type designed for swimming in a comfortable exercise type bra but have some pretty bras and a more expensive proper prosthesis too.
I wish you all the best with treatment. I had chemo and then radiotherapy after my mastectomy. Now on hormone therapy. It was tough but life is good again now. Deanne xxx