DCIS and IDC

Lucia,

That’s who did mine, he’s really lovely. I can’t fault the city at all and have had top treatment, I’m moved on further again. Was at the city last Friday to see a Dr McAleer for my radio, back in again on Monday for my ‘planning’ day then it’ll be a bit after that I start.

I guess only you can decide with all the help and support you need to help you do it. Have you to let him know by this week? So if you decide mastectomy and recon on same day would that be the surgery part finished?

Dizzybee
Yeah I get that but tbh I hadn’t thought much about the DCIS being graded or even getting that report for some reason before i went in

Angela
xxx

Well I am going to opt for implant . Thought long and hard.

 

But need to see on Wednesday how

they go about this etc

I mean who knows what he will find when he does operation etc.

I am feeling anxious about that part. Can he do implant will i need more treatment is it in nodes so many things are going round in my head . I am struggling with this part.  

I honestly can’t make head of tail of it all and so on turn is sending me off again again down anxiety road.

 

Great to hear from you all as always . 

 

lucia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucia,

Good luck for tomorrow and hope you get all the answers you need. Will be thinking of you

Angela xx

Hi all,

Can I ask hoe long after your WLE the steri strips came off. I’m not wanting them off or trying to take them off it’s just to know

Angela xx

Went for appointment day.

Surgeon is going to do expander then fills later.

 

He thinks this is best for me at present as dcis is extensive and he recommends I go this route.

If I needed further treatment implant in at time off mastectomy would cause more problems. He could go ahead with implant if I wanted. I asked him what he would recommend for me and he said expander so I am taking his advice. 

 

So now waiting on date of surgery should know in next 5days when that is.

 

Nurse talked me through it all . But any of you been down that road off masectomy expander fills be grateful if you could let me know your experiences.

 

Lucia

 

Thanks ezzie

 

That’s what they are going to with me.

 

Hopefullywithin next few days I get a date.

 

So fingers crossed all goes well. Have to go get bras and hit boots for the non perfumed products for shower etc.

 

They think I will be in 3/4 days.  I am nearly sure she said fills are done as out patient.

 

Lucia

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Dizzybee and Polly M,

Thinking of you both for today and tomorrow for your ops. Hugs and hope all goes well

Angela xx

Operation tomorrow.

 

Didn’t expect it so quick just got letter late Friday afternoon.

It has been emotional since then. 

 

So hopefully all will go well.

 

Love to you all.

 

Lucia xx

 

 

Lucia,

Only seen your post this morning, hope you’re ok and all goes well today.

Angela xx

Good luck Lucia -gosh that’s short notice !!!

Glad to hear you have it over you and are home recovering

Angela xx

Hi All …Thank you all for asking after me. C

 

Had the surgery Monday got out off hospital yesterday. So it’s one week today from op.

All went ok. So glad to be home. Doing my exercises and taking it easy. Walking around using arm ok but not lifting anything. Sleeping upright but if a pain. Plenty of support and help. Fingers crossed the recovery goes well. 

 

Just waiting on and dreading results from pathology hug h grade dcis but just worried you never know what could show up or lurking .

 

So my consultant is off this week so be next week i will get letter to go get results. So in last 21days i have been diagnosed biopsy scan and mastectomy node removal . Unreal. I can’t get my head round that so quick but so glad that part is all done.

 

Any tips post operation most welcome . 

 

Hope everything going well with u all in recovery and surgery. 

 

Thanks again to you all as usual.

 

Does anyone know if it was only high grade dcis what next treatment would be really grateful for any replies.

 

Love Lucia xxxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Helena.

Good to hear fromyou.

 

Meant to ask in my previous post.

 

I am unsure about showering 

 

Will ring bc nurse but was wondering procedure to follow i am sure they told me but brain is mush. Just home with the steri strips on was told they curl up come off. Showered from waist down . Washed too half avoided would and my sister washed my hair today lol 

 

XXxX lucia

 

 

 

 

Lucia,

Good to hear from you. Mine was high grade DCIS, margins clear so it was only radiotherapy for me

Angela xx

Hi Lucia, glad your op went well. I think if it’s only high grade DCIS it will possibly be no further treatment. I was put on tamoxifen for 5 years but think that was because they found a 3mm invasive hormone + tumour during the operation, no mode involvement. Hope all goes well with your results.
Xx

Anyone advise, have had WLE and waiting on radiotherapy which starts next Monday. My steri strips didn’t fall off so they were took off on Friday, meaning I just saw my scar for first then (3 weeks later) Scar is perfect and nothing wrong with it but guess it all sunk in and made it real. Don’t mean to sound dramatic, head has been mush the last week and was wondering when it’ll come clear or anyone else have the delayed reaction.

Thanks In advance

Helena,

Thank you, yeah it has all happened so quick and I think I have been in auto pilot for most of it. I’m grateful it’s gone and I only have radiotherapy and genetics to go through. Like you there’s been other stuff, so I’ll maybe think about the counselling route. My boss is doing my head in too and a simple text from her yesterday (sun) set me off. Think it’s the ‘but it’s gone, you’re supposed to be jumping for joy and back to normal’ kinda comments or similar being implied.

I’ll look that up and follow, thank you

Angela xx

Helena,

Thank you so much for today, I just replied thank you so the next time it will be something more but still polite. Happier knowing the way I feel is kinda normal.

Angela xx

Yes Helena i cannot wait for shower day.

 

Angela great to hear you.

 

As for your boss. Really has no clue. I actually cannot  write the words i want to here about her would get there off site

Like  you Angela it has been so quick it hasn’t hit me yet i know it hasnt.

 

I have had the tears but nothing to write home about. I think I am trying to block most of it out make it not real if that makes sense. 

 

Lucia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Kimi

 

I read that much. I didn’t know what was what.

 

Lucia