Had a phone call this morning from my clinic to tell me my Pre OP is tomorrow afternoon, followed with an appointment to see my surgeon on Thursday , and am on the list for Surgery on Friday!! Everythings happening so quickly again,(which is good) but the anxiety is realy settleing in ,
Have decided after doing a load of research and talking to another lovely lady on this forum that im going for the Theraputic Mommoplasty with a breast reduction to other BC side after treatment finishes,was hopeing to get both sides done at the same time, but because of radiotherapy and making sure they get clear margins will have to wait for a second Op they said usealy 3-6mths after treatments ends,just hope i wont be too lopsided!
Its going to be a busy 3 days, and am just as worried and scared as i was the first time around, be so glad when this leg of the journey is over with and the blooming thing is out!
So here i go again arghhh, if you have a spare minute or two on Friday Ladies,hand holding would be very much appreiciated. ( im a big baby with GAs!!)
Thanks everyone.
Linda xx
Hi Linda
Will be thinking of you on Friday. Keep me posted, Mandy xx
Good luck Friday.
Feel your anxiety, I’m the following week.
Eleanor xx
Thanks Mandy ,il keep you posted , will be very glad when the surgery is over with ,but am also a bit anxious now lol, its only been a week since Dx, so its quick again , but am very pleased at least they dont keep you hanging around down here,my first Op was very quick too 5 days i think, hope you are doing ok pet ,will be in touch again soon when i get back home,
Hi Eleanor,good luck for your surgery next week too, i will be thinking of you ,hope you are doing ok pet,big hugs .
Linda xx
will be holding your hand on Friday xx
Thinking of you (((hugs))) Melxx
Thanks mel, i shall be repeating your wise words to me as they wheel me down lol,ive just been for my pre Op so thats thats out the way now, just gotta see the oncoplastic surgeon again tomorrow then have to be at the hospital Friday for 7am!!! am on the morning list ,so at least i wont have to hang around too long panicking ,no food after midnight tomorrow tut, so shall be stuffing myself silly in the evening lol as i dont funchion very well without my cup of tea and breakfast!
Thanks for holding my hand, youve been my rock throughout lol,dont know what i would have done without ya,hope your ok.
Linda xxx
good luck on friday,i have my mastectomy on the 3rd may, am also a baig baby when it cmes to the anasethic,am petrified , xx
Hi Linda
Hoping that all goes well for you on Friday. I’ve had quite a few GAs (nine to be precise) and you know, I’ve always felt anxious. It’s just not something you get used to. When I had my double mx the surgeon said to me that although this was frightening and strange to me that to them it was routine and they do hundreds. That made me feel a bit better.
Anyway I’m pleased you’re not having to wait long for your treatment. Be thinking of you tomorrow.
Elinda x
Hi again Linda-I’m glad your pre-op has gone well .I will be thinking of you tomorrow its good you dont have to wait around too long.Hang in there girl ((((0000))))
Valxx
Hi Linda,
I remember you from when l first posted back in 2010, you gave me so much support and many messages!
Just sorry you are back here, but will be thinking of you on Friday and hoping all goes well for you.
Love Hugs and Thoughts
Sandra
Good luck for tomorrow. Hope all goes well x
Thanks so much everyone for all your best wishes & support , you are all lovely bless you,i shall be thinking of you all tomorrow when i go down knowing you have all been there and done it before too and have all felt the same bloody emotions and anxiety so i def wont be feeling so alone.
Strangely enough, even though ive done it once before too i realy dont feel any less scared this time , but i just keep telling myself that this time tomorrow it will all be over and the bloody thing will be out, the surgeon drew lots of pics today of what they are going to do and how i will look after, they have to remove the nipple and position it higher up, after removing the cancer in an anchor shaped incision ,remould the breast and and fill in the dent left from the tumour, they think i will be going from a E cup to a C cup but i realy dont mind that as have always been too top heavy for my size.
I am going to end up lopsided untill i can get the other BC side done, but the surgeon says we will do the other side 6mths after rads has finished when the breast has all settled down again so we can get a perfect match, so a bit of bra padding in the meantime i think.
The good thing is they said when i get the other breast done they will also be remoulding and filling in my WLE crater from my first surgery so thats a big bonus . By the end of it ive been told il have youthfull pert boobs lol so for a 52 yr old woman,with boobs sagging and going south long ago i realy shouldnt be complaining lol.
Ive just had some Isotape injected while having a sterotatic mammo again grrr as tumour is deep behind the breast tissue and not easy to find by touch so will be glowing in the dark tonight lol.
Hope you are all doing ok, cornishmaid big hugs to you too, i think the anxiety is sometimes worse than the procedures, i think the thing with the GAs for me is that feeling of not being in control, my family think im nuts to want to always be awake with any procedures ,Sandra its lovely to hear from you again, hope you are doing ok pet, Val, Elinda,and Doddles,thanks and big huge hugs to you all ,i hope you are all doing ok,am not sure when il get back on here, but will let you all know how it all gos as soon as i get back home.
Love and Big Hugs to everyone.
Linda xx
Thinking of you today cornishgirl. i’m having a mx next Friday and as I’ve never had an operation before I have NO idea what to expect from the op or GA. Hope it all goes well, Em x
Hi Emylou9,
Just wanted to wish you good luck and send big hugs for your surgery tomorrow, youll be fine pet and will be back home before you know it, will be thinking of you.,
Huge Hugs Linda xxx