Morning
Hope everyone is doing ok.
I saw the surgeon yesterday. I will be having my surgery on either the 9th or 16th May depending on how quickly my immune system/bloods recover from the last cycle of chemo I had. On examination, surgeon said she couldn’t feel my lump. Yay 😁
I’m going to have a lumpectomy and she said she intends to take 4 lymph nodes. Radiotherapy will follow approx 8 weeks later. The surgery should be a day case, no drain and scarring should be minimal as she will cut around the outside of my nipple. She felt in my case that there was absolutely no need for a mastectomy as this route was just as effective according to clinical trials/research etc. We discussed why I thought I might like a mastectomy and it all came down to my anxieties about self examination, feeling lumps in either breast and fear of recurrence. She reassured me saying that if I have any anxieties I can directly contact the unit and come and get checked out. She said a good rule with any worries, pain, discomfort anywhere in my body is give it 4 weeks and if it hasn’t gone get it checked out. I have come to my decision because I feel at this stage, due to what my body has been through with the chemo I don’t want to put my body through more surgery than I need to and I know I need to work on my mental state re fears of the future. Realistically I know if I did have a mastectomy I would still worry about secondary’s elsewhere etc. And obviously I can’t have every organ in my body removed. I’m relieved I have come to a decision and understand that we’re all different as our cancers are all different so we have to do what we feel right along with the guidance of the experts. I’m just so grateful that my body has responded so well to the chemo.
Have a lovely day everyone 💕🤗
