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 Pearce I did not find a lump either.
Mine felt like a tight hard band across the top of my right breast. I did not feel the one at the lower part of my breast at all and it was 2.2cm.
I had had a right breast mastectomy 4 weeks ago.
I was very worried about feeling lopsided and how it would affect my work and hobbies (I ride horses)
I am a large C/D cup on my left side. I have been very pleasantly surprised at how it really isn't noticeable to me. I am currently wearing a Berlei soft form in the other side with a little rice in the bottom to weigh it down and I feel very comfortable.
Even when I came home from hospital and could not wear a bra, the unevenness was not an issue.
I am going to get a proper prosthesis in a couple of weeks, because I have had back and shoulder problems in the past and don't want to make them worse, but I thought I would notice the unevenness far more before now.
The only thing that does bug me is getting the fake boob into the bra every time I want to wear a different one, and finding a mastectomy bra that is comfortable, but then I am very hard to please in that regard.
I am going on the public list with my Plastic Surgeon for DIEP flap reconstruction though.
I am going to see how I cope with being one sided for the next 12-18months before I decide whether to go ahead with it.
Mine felt like a tight hard band across the top of my right breast. I did not feel the one at the lower part of my breast at all and it was 2.2cm.
I had had a right breast mastectomy 4 weeks ago.
I was very worried about feeling lopsided and how it would affect my work and hobbies (I ride horses)
I am a large C/D cup on my left side. I have been very pleasantly surprised at how it really isn't noticeable to me. I am currently wearing a Berlei soft form in the other side with a little rice in the bottom to weigh it down and I feel very comfortable.
Even when I came home from hospital and could not wear a bra, the unevenness was not an issue.
I am going to get a proper prosthesis in a couple of weeks, because I have had back and shoulder problems in the past and don't want to make them worse, but I thought I would notice the unevenness far more before now.
The only thing that does bug me is getting the fake boob into the bra every time I want to wear a different one, and finding a mastectomy bra that is comfortable, but then I am very hard to please in that regard.
I am going on the public list with my Plastic Surgeon for DIEP flap reconstruction though.
I am going to see how I cope with being one sided for the next 12-18months before I decide whether to go ahead with it.