Hi Ang14,
I’ve been wondering about how you were getting on. Are you recovering OK from your op so far?
I had mine on 25th Jan and it was only on about 9th Feb that it appeared overall smaller (overnight!) and with the dent and its been shrinking abit everyday since!
I’ve been reading about reduction of the other one to match so I will talk to my surgeon about both options. I’m a 36c so not overly big either!
I hope it goes OK when you have your dressings off. I think for me the worst part of post surgery so far is seeing my boob shrink these past few days.
I wish you well on Thurs and I get my pathology results on Thursday too. Thanks, it has helped talking to you alot cos we are sort of in a similar position.
I’m awake early cos I’m nervous about Thursday. I’ve been sleeping OK up until now. I gave up trying to go back to sleep and have got up for a cup of tea.
Hi PF
I’m ok. The op was definitely more painful than I was expecting and am still sore! I think I was expecting a quick recovery and that I would be back at the gym within a couple of weeks!!
I’ll let you know how it goes when the dressings are removed. I have 3 children and the youngest who is 5, finds looking at my previous scar from biopsy and now all the dressings fascinating, lol!!
Next week I will be having sleepless nights too as I’m back at hosp on 23rd for my results. I’m trying not to think too much about it at the moment.
Please let me know how you get on, on Thurs. And definitely find out about your options. I will be thinking of you.
Take care
Angie
Xx
My wound has been healing well but it’s been very slow for me recovering from the op/anaesthetic. It’s 3 weeks now tmw and I’m not back to how I was before the op. I guess it takes time.
3 kids is alot to cope with so take it easy. Mine are teenagers so can at least can fend for themselves.
I was able to put the results out of my mind up until last week and now it’s just constantly in my thoughts.
Anyway I will let you all know what happens.
Best wishes.
PF. Xx
4 weeks post op today, I had a lumpectomy and SNB. Today is a big day as I finally get to meet my oncologist to go through tjrough my pathology report and set my treatment plan.
Physically, I feel really well, just a bit tired. I have been back at the gym for a couple of weeks, but my coaches have adapted everything so that I keep moving, without putting any strain on the wounds. Mentally, it has been a godsend and I really feel that it has helped my recovery. I am very careful to listen to my body, so won’t run as it puts a strain on my breast and won’t lift weights for the same reason, just go through the technique. Every op and recovery is different. Take your time and you will be back before you know it.
Hi Rach
Can I ask what you do at the gym? My consultant has told me to avoid it for at least 4 weeks but physio said I’d be ok on a stationary bike after a couple. So I could do spin. I love classes and do everything from combat, pump, circuits, spin etc!
I’ve been walking about 4/5 miles a day, so I feel like i’m doing something at least. But am definitely missing my gym fix:)
Xx
I am a member of a crossfit gym. I spoke to my physio and she was ok with me going back, as long as I did not load weights. My coaches are absolute stars and made sure I have not overdone it or put myself at any risk.
I started by doing mainly leg work and the exercises given To me post surgery. If there was a run involved,I would walk it.
Instead of using the bar, I used a PVC pipe. This allowed me to keep moving without straining.
Once movement was more fluid, I progressed to the training bar which weighs about 5kg or two barbells weighing 2kg each.
I have not managed pull ups or and thing like that, but my coach rigged up a pull down bar using bands and a pipe. This allowed me to do the movements on my knees withought putting strain on my wounds. For toes to bar movement or knee raises, I would lay on my back and just raise and lower my legs. Great for the abs !!
Last week, I used the rowing machine for the first time and today i managed the full hour training, heavily scaled to my ability.
I only did about 20 mins to begin with, but being in the gym environment with my training partners helped me no end. I felt good being able to encourage them to continue after I had had enough and it made me feel normal again. I have not pushed myself to the limit, just taken it very easy to keep mobile and maintain the movement in my arm.
Listen to your body and check with your physio. I have not overdone it or strained myself, just enjoyed being back in the fold of my gym community. Being able to do this has had such a positive effect on my mental health and wellbeing.
Hi Rach
Hope everything went well with Oncologist.
Thanks for letting me know about the gym, all sounds brilliant!
I will go back and speak the instructors, they’re all really good and I’m there enough for them to know what I used to be able to do. Hopefully they will be able to adjust anything or tweak anything, so I can start back at classes.
I’ll give it another couple of weeks, next week is half term here, so I wouldn’t go as much anyway. I’ll then ease myself back in.
I know it’s crazy but it helps in every way going to the gym.
I’m enjoying walking and as long as I get a good few miles in, it keeps me sane!
Xx
Finally, 4 weeks post op, I have some clarity on this beast. Chemo is definitely off the cards, such a relief. I am going to have 4 1/2 weeks of Radiotherapy followed by tamoxifen.
My planning meeting should be this week and treatment should start about a week later.
It’s nearly time to smash this beast and get back to normal, whatever that may be !!!
Good luck and sending hugs to all you lovely ladies out there ???xxx
That is brilliant news, you must be so pleased that you are getting nearer to starting and finishing treatment.
I’m hopeful I will be told the same next thurs, so far my treatment plan sounds very similar to yours. I just hope nothing else has showed up!
PF how are you feeling about 2moro? I’ll be thinking of you xx
Hi Angie,
Thanks for asking. On one hand I’ll be pleased to finally find out one way or another what it is (it’s been going on 3 months this time plus I had biopsies 14 months ago.) And on the other I’m abit nervous. But I think if it is bad news then it will have been caught early, be very treatable and I’ll get on with whatever is next like you guys do.
You ladies here have been an inspiration to me both last time and this time round and I don’t feel so scared/daunted as I did when I was first recalled after my abnormal mammogram back in November 2015!!
So thanks for all your support, I have my list of questions based on each possible scenario and also about reconstruction /reduction and prosthesises!!
Hi all, Had to wait around 90 minutes at hospital this morning which was torture but good pathology results for me!!
High risk lesion 9cm*4cm was removed. All benign.
Follow up mammogram in July. Then if OK yearly then if OK back into the screening programme. Surgeon said it will take 1 year for boob to settle completely in to its new size and shape so no point in contemplating any form of corrective/symmetry surgery for a year+. Just hope it doesn’t shrink any further than it already has done this past week! I’m very relieved and glad to no longer have this “thing” hanging over my head, although I’m not really sure that it’s completely sunk in yet… . I feel lucky to have come out of this with just one boob smaller than the other.
I’m going to start trying to wear normal bras and experiment on how to pad them out to get the best look… See how I get on, then look at a partial prosthesis if necessary.
So any input gratefully received…!!
Xx