Dear ladies, I had some good news today. I went to see the consultant after an MRI scan to determine the size of the tumour in my left breast, and a biopsy on my right breast where there was calcification. My right breast is CANCER FREE! I was so pleased I was practically dancing out of the hospital.
My left breast tumour is a bit bigger than at first thought - 30 cms ish, so I’m having a lumpectomy next Friday, followed by a mini-flap reconstruction two weeks after that. Obviously, if there is not a good clear margin of healthy cells around the tumour, I’ll have to return for a full left mastectomy and then recon.
Also, I’ll have to await results of lymph node sample. But, all in all, I’m quite pleased! How strange it is to be pleased that my breast is going to be cut up and possibly cut off. But how nice it is to know that at least one is unaffected.
Emma
Good to hear your news. I think only woman on this site know what you mean about definiting good news. We have to rejoice in the small positive steps. I am starting to feel that each bit of good news brings us closer to our goal of putting this horrible disease in the past and thinking 2007 was a bad year but we can look forward with optimism.
So well put, Muddy, and thank you for your best wishes. I think each step away from “worst possible scenario” is enough to make us smile at times. Yes, it’s good to talk here.
Emma
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Emma thats fantastic news, i bet you feel so relieved! non of this is easy, but any good news can lift our spirits really high, and we need all the lifting up we can get, (thats what i said to my surgeon about my right side, that will need uplifting too!!! )
You know Emma, all the scaring is starting to look really good now, had a really good look at my recon today, and i really am so happy with it, ok, still a tad sore, and of course i miss the other one, but i reckon when this has the nipple recon and the tattooing, that people would be hard pushed to tell the difference. i think i am so lucky Emma, we all go through such a lot, but at least we’re still here, and thats the most important thing
I could not agree more, alison. Horrible though it is when we are first diagnosed, I think there are worse things we could lose from our bodies than our breasts. The thought of a scarred breast is not worrying me now. I am just so glad my cancer is not worse than it is, and that I will probably live for a long time, and that I will end up with a “pair” of some sort. Do you have any idea when you’re getting your nipple recon, Alison?
Hi Emma, hopefully after i see the surgeon at the end of October, apparently it doesn’t hurt at all, but i have little sensation on that side anyway so not worried about that, which is good! and i think this weather does us good, even though i feel a bit queasy, and should probabley not sit in the sun, well, not missing out on what little sunshine we do get lol
Good luck for Oct, alison. I bet you can’t wait to get a new nipple. Yes, a bit of sun is bound to do us good - it really cheers you up, and you get some Vitamin D!
Thanks for your best wishes, Kelly. Went for my pre-op assessment yesterday and was told I had to go in on Thursday, but my op is still on Friday. My fiance will be here from America any day now - can’t wait. I’m not scared at all, but I’m no in that ward yet! Have bought new knickers and 3 books to read.
Thanks, girls, for your continuing support. I know that when I come on this site I will get what I need from people who understand.