My rollercoaster

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That’s what I feel my surgery journey is. I have to choose the ride, I have a ticket, I’m in the queue, I’m scared of the ride! I don’t want to do it, but I know that once it’s over it’s done.

Next Saturday I have my mastectomy with diep flap reconstruction. I’m feeling frightened, but ready. I’m ready for this next step on this shit journey… but it’s a journey that I share with others. I feel their strength and that is what gets me through. Just focusing one step at a time. Surgery, then results, then next steps!

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Best of luck with your surgery and a speedy recovery. All I can say is it’s definitely a roller coaster - which I didn’t want to ride!

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Agreed. Let’s hope we don’t have to ever again, but we are better equipped to help anyone we know and live who has to take the same ride x

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@motherducky you will feel such a great sense of relief I am sure once your surgery is done. I have two friends that had DIEP and they are doing brilliantly

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So sorry you have this to cope with. Definitely right to focus on ONE step and one day at a time. Same here then looking back you realise how many weeks/months you HAVE dealt with the situation and you will have the strength and determination to face the next step. Look forward to the future and be proud you got through this awful time. xx

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