I am on the waiting list of my surgeon for a mastectomy preventative one on my other breast, then implants. However i just feel i can’t face it all. I just want to not have to go to hospital and have surgery or any further treatments ever.
Has anyone else felt like this?
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Hi Liverbird
I think everyone has felt like you, in fact i can’t think of anyone who hasn’t. The very thought of hospital alone without surgery terrifies most people. I think it is the being put out, the seperation from family and also the fact that you are in an alien environment.
I totally dreaded going in for my mastectomy in June, i even went for hypnotherapy so terrified was i, needless to say because I was so terrified the hypnotherapy just cost me a lot of money and did not work, though my friend who went with me for my sessions came out feeling wonderful! She was just a spectator and got so much out of it!
You did not say whether you have had breast surgery before so i wondered if that was it. I was up and about the next day, eating and drinking as normal and just looking forward to the fuss my visitors made of me. Yes the drain was a drag, literally, i had two which i carried around in a tapestry bag, we had a real laugh about it on the ward, i quite missed them when they came out. I also had no problem using my operated arm, I did not even think about it till my daughter came in and mentioned how surprised she was that i was using my arm as normal!
We all worry about the unknown, when you say preventative is this because you have a family history or a low grade DCIS, whatever i do wish you the very best and please try not to worry because that is what i did and really i just used up a lot of energy doing that which i could have put to better use. What are the treatments you dread also, i cant help with chemo or rads as i did not have either but there are many ladies on this site who can help you with that. I am on Arimidex for 5 years.
Love to you
Suzy
Hi Liverbird
I was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in May of this year which i had 8 sessions of chemotherapy. i had my mastectomy november this year, with preventative to my other breast. I had expander implants fitted and Yes i was absolutly terrified before.
i had my surgery on the Thursday and had 4 drains which i carried around, 2 each side. i was up and about the day after, and had no pain at all as I really took advantage of the pain killers they gave me. the drains were removed 4 days later and i was allowed to go home. i had really good arm movement which my surgeon was suprised at as i had full lympth node clearnace.
I am now 4 weeks post opp and feel great, have full arm movement on both sides. i am currently going every week to be expanded as they want me expanded as much as possible before my radiotherapy. Please don’t worry about it, to me the main thing is that now i have had the cancer cut out and even though i still have a lot of hospital trips with treatment i can start gettting on with my life.
Hope it all goes well for you
Karen xxx