Hi everyone,
Following two WLE’s (December 07 and Feb 08), I’ve been told that I have a rare cancer called dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (impressive, eh?!), which is a cancer of the connective tissue which just so happens to be in my boob.
So its not what I would call ‘proper’ breast cancer if you like, and it rarely spreads to the rest of the body but it is aggressive and will continue to invade the surrounding tissue if not removed.
My specialist has advised that they are going to take a good chunk to stop it coming back again, which will involve taking a graft of skin and muscle from my back and reconstructing with that.
He has been great at explaining everything, but I would like to hear the real side of what a partial mastectomy is like, and what to expect.
Thanks,
A x