Hello,

the only way to solve this one is to do the exercises the hospital should have sent you home with.

I had horrible cording after my op, I'd do the exercises 3 times a day for quite a long period of time, then one day during my manoeuvres I felt it ping! The relief was real..lol.....

good luck.....xx

Hi, I have had a lumpectomy and chemo for stage 2 breast cancer with some cancer in one of sentinel lymph nodes. Oncologist wanted node clearance - surgical. Surgeon wanted to go with radiotherapy. Research from 2018 suggests results of surgery and radio comparable . Have opted for surgery - 10th Jan but still not sure if tight decision . Any advice? 
 

I do hope your cording resolves quickly .

thanks 

Hi Lincoln,

A very warm welcome to our forum.  Sadly, there is no easy answer to your question. Every cancer is individual to the person who has it and, there is no guarantee that what works for one will also work for another.

You obviously have a difference of opinion between your surgeon and your oncologist, this makes your choice so difficult. It seems as if you have been looking at research and that both are comparable. I had a similar problem when I faced surgery for my second bout of cancer 9 years ago. I have a very rare form of cancer and found it very difficult to find the information that I needed to decide whether I would have a single or a double mastectomy.

In the end I opted for the double and have never regretted this, as I feel that I have removed as much as could possibly be removed. I think that for this reason, I would tend to make the same decision as you in this case. Unfortunately, this is a decision that only you can make, because you have got to be happy with whatever you decide. I take it that you have discussed this thoroughly with both your surgeon and your oncologist?

I hope that your surgery goes well and that, whatever decision you reach is the right one for you. Do please stay in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Lincoln,

A very warm welcome to our forum.  Sadly, there is no easy answer to your question. Every cancer is individual to the person who has it and, there is no guarantee that what works for one will also work for another.

You obviously have a difference of opinion between your surgeon and your oncologist, this makes your choice so difficult. It seems as if you have been looking at research and that both are comparable. I had a similar problem when I faced surgery for my second bout of cancer 9 years ago. I have a very rare form of cancer and found it very difficult to find the information that I needed to decide whether I would have a single or a double mastectomy.

In the end I opted for the double and have never regretted this, as I feel that I have removed as much as could possibly be removed. I think that for this reason, I would tend to make the same decision as you in this case. Unfortunately, this is a decision that only you can make, because you have got to be happy with whatever you decide. I take it that you have discussed this thoroughly with both your surgeon and your oncologist?

I hope that your surgery goes well and that, whatever decision you reach is the right one for you. Do please stay in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx