Hi I’m 22 and was diagnosed about a month ago i have just had a mastectomy and waiting to hear the results and find out what treatmenti am going to need even though they have already told me i’m going to have chemo no matter what x
hi chippi i was diagonased on 29th june just had lumpectomy on weds got results next week,hoping its not travelled! im in mapperley near ilkeston derby,have been to derby royal,have you.
Hi Chippi and Weightwatcher
I’m from Stapleford and had a mastectomy in Derby on 13th Oct. I’ll be going back there for chemo and radiotherapy.
This is spooky. I live in Yorkshire at the moment BUT am originally from Stapleford (mum still there) and also I lived in Ilkeston (well, it was Kirk Hallam - guess where dad worked?) when I was a girl. How wierd is that? How you doing, me ducks?? XXX
Weightwatcher - I’m guessing your profile pic wasn’t taken on Bath Street???!!!
Where are you in Yorkshire StellaG? I’m not originally from Stapleford, I moved there after getting married - cos my husband told me Stapleford is the centre of the universe :0)
Hi All
I’m from Derby originally but in Yorkshire now.
Hi Nottsgal, I live in Bradford. And yes, I agree with your hubby, Stapleford IS indeed the centre of the known universe. xxx
StellaG
even more connection, I used to spend Autumn half terms staying with my grandparents in Great Horton. I was last in Bradford in Summer 2009 at the beautiful Chellow Dene (possibly wrong spelling).
Hi Nottsgal, what a small world, I live about a mile up the hill from Chellow Dene!! Curious why you had treatment in Derby hospital, surely Queens or Nottm City is nearer - or is Derby the regional treatment centre? Here, the surgery and any chemo required is done locally but if I had needed Rads, it would have involved a nightmare daily trip to Leeds (St James’) for 3 weeks - luckily(!) for me, I had DCIS and have been dealt with by surgery only so it has not been necessary. xxx
Very small world StellaG and Chellow Dene is prettier than Stapleford -aren’t most places?
I had my mx in Derby because when my GP tried to get me an appointment at the breast clinic, she said ‘you could go to Derby on Monday’ (this was the Friday 3 days before)‘or Mansfield on 21st Sep or Nottm City on 22nd Sep’. Queens don’t do BC treatment and I had meetings I couldn’t get out of on 21st and 22nd, so I decided to go to Derby - especially since my GP was convinced the lump was nothing much and was only sending me just in case.
Anyway they were nice to me at Derby (apart from not giving me the all clear!) and it’s a brand new hospital, plus Nottm City is round the ring road and not all that convenient either, so I stuck with Derby. Apparently Derby don’t do TRAM flap reconstruction though so I would have to switch to Nottm City for that - but first I have the delights of chemo followed by rads, followed by herceptin.
At least where you live, you’re near the hospital in Bradford but hopefully you won’t need it for anything other than check-ups.
xxx
Hi Nottsgal
I think I would have opted for Derby too, on that basis. It is a pain going to City (Step father was ill in there 2 years ago, what a pallaver trying to get there to see him) whereas at least from Stapleford, it is relatively straight forward to get to Derby.
They do all the different reconstructions here but I was not suitable for tram flap or back flap as have lost loads of weight last year and have no spare fat!! (Now if this had happened 2 years ago, there would have been more than enough!) Therefore following the Mx, I had skin sparing immediate reconstruction with Strattice, but I had a tissue expander put in as have extremely small boobies and opted for the C cup which I was offered by the PS. If you would like to see his web page PM me and I’ll send the link.
When he is happy with the size of the reconstructed breast, I will have exchange surgery and he will enhance my “good” booby to match the new one. All at BRI, which is not too bad other than the appalling food, but hopefully, unless I have another hematoma, I will only be a day case. I feel I have got off very, very lightly, I only had to have the Mx because of my tiny boobies, but as I had the Mx, I escape the Rads. Are you def committed to the tram flap reconstruction? I have seen the finished article with the expander reconstructions andI must say they are stunning - hope mine are too. xx
Hi Stella
The food at Derby was surprisingly very good. There was a great long menu to choose from. One of the serving ladies popped her head round into the ward to check those of us who has ordered hot food were at our beds “so cook can dish up and you’ll get it while it’s hot”.
Derby gave me a DVD about the various reconstruction options but the Strattice wasn’t on it. It looks like a real progression from the straight forward implants. However, it says up to C cup and I’m a DD. Even though I had a mx I will apparently still have to have Rads, so I can’t get any recon done until after that. My BC consultant said not to be too eager to get on the list for recon anyway as she said after chemo, Rads and herceptin I might want a break before going for the recon op.
It sounds like you will end up with a great pair. I’m hoping when everything is finished all this will just seem a blip in time.
xx