Breast Cancer Now Forum

It's been  5 months more or less since surgery and it is as if I was never diagnosed. I don't consider I ever had cancer this I think is bad. Basically as it was all removed and no further treatment the doors were shut for 12 months until follow up. ... View more

I have a knitted knocker.. they are brilliant.There is a Uk branch for the site.I wear it in the house sometimes if I know the delivery is due.... hate it when I am stared at ... View more

In my case from routine first mammogram recall biopsy and diagnosis was 12 days..... 3days later I was on the table. It's like a whirlwind..... your emotions are all over the place.you are bruised battered and not in control, you dont know what will happen next ....  Then you are expected to make descisions that will affect the rest of your life. No wonder you feel like you do.  I did not feel I gained control until after the surgery findings. Both then when you are clear the aftercare seems to stop. I am at the hang on this is my body my decision stage. There is so much pressure reconstruct..... I say no. ... View more

I was given no further option as the area affected was 6.5 cm, my consultant said that it would be too disfiguring to do anything other than a mastectomy. I was not offered any other investigations and was in 3 days later for the op as thyey had a space. When the tissues were examined, I had an area of 16.5 cm affected. I just wonder if they are too get in there and get it off rather than lets just wait and see for a couple of month to see if it has devloped further. Thanking back I went to my gp 4 years ago with a clear discharge fron  this side. As I was doing quite alot of training at that time and had no family history I was told it was nothing to worry about, it was probably due to the treadmill. I wish I had pushed it further. The good news is that I had no spread to nodes and need no further treatment. I have decided against reconstruciton, I have had enough and even though its only 8 weeks along the line I am quite happy with my prosthesis, called myrtle. But I will also go out without, I dont have an issue with being lobsided.. its them others!!!! ... View more

3 pages of questions with the breast care nurse Ifeel fantastic. No mention of mi pre op. Understand that the dcis is spread over area of 65mm so no way the beast can be saved. The nodes are being sampled purely because its standard practice with mx at my hospital. Ithink it has been shock as its only been 24 days from the initial mamogram to biopsy to op. I just wish there was not the contraversy in the news at the moment in regards to treatment overkill.In 5 years time its too late for me to save the breast but how can you live with a ticking time bomb in you. Support here is fantastic... you lovelies are getting me through this x ... View more

Thank you, I have an appointment tomorrow morning to plan my treatment but this time I am armed with questions and will not leave until I am happy with the information I have been given, unlike last week. I know its still early days and I still need to get this clear in my head.   Thank you everyone for the support so far, you are life savers x   ... View more

Oh dear i have just read the post the quality is awful.... i need to not use my phone to post x ... View more