Hi Polly, what surgery are you having? I had a lumpectomy with mammoplasty and sentinel node biopsy. The not knowing what to expect was far worse than the reality! The day of the surgery went like clockwork and I was back on the ward before I knew it.  Painwise it wasn't too bad at all, I had to stay in overnight as I had a bit of a bleed, but I didn't need to ask for pain relief until the following morning. I managed at home with a few days of codeine and paracetamol and was pottering about pretty much straight away. I had to have second surgery to clear the margins three weeks ago but I am pretty much back to my normal self now :)

Best of luck for your surgery ️

Hi SharLou,  thanx so much for your reply. Plan is just a lumpectomy, but as jts high grade the surgeon said he can't guarantee he won't find some invasive cancer (so that might mean node biopsy too I guess). Just have to take the rest as it comes. I'm sorry your margins wernt clear the first time but very glad to hear you are now recovering from surgery. Do you need radiotherapy? I've been told I will need it but no idea how many sessions yet. 

Polly x

Hi SharLou,  thanx so much for your reply. Plan is just a lumpectomy, but as jts high grade the surgeon said he can't guarantee he won't find some invasive cancer (so that might mean node biopsy too I guess). Just have to take the rest as it comes. I'm sorry your margins wernt clear the first time but very glad to hear you are now recovering from surgery. Do you need radiotherapy? I've been told I will need it but no idea how many sessions yet. 

Polly x

I will be having radiotherapy in due course, I'm having 8 cycles of chemotherapy first as I had positive lymph nodes.  Pretty nervous about it but we've just got to grit our teeth and get on with it haven't we! Hope tomorrow goes smoothly for you, are you listed for morning or afternoon? I was afternoon the first time and morning the second time, hated the afternoon one cos not eating doesn't agree with me haha! Xx