I had a lumpectomy just before xmas. I have been diagnosed with high grade dcis. No family history and no no one with breadt cancer. I am told its non invasive, which i get is good, but have been told a mastectomy is now the best option. I have always had poor self image and while my family and husband are amazing i am terrified of how it will change me emotionally. All ivget told is it will be ok as i am always so atrong. Thats not what is inside. The forums seem to suggest the idea of a mastectomy is worse than the reality and having had a lumpectomy it might even be better.
There are so many options on reconstruction too. I think i have to go a reconstruction route if i can but which is easiest to recover from? I know that for me i would rather it was my own tissue. I feel so selfish given mine is early stage and currently non invasive. Scared at so many stories of invasive recurrence. Do partners react well to mastectomy? Is it the end of my love life?
I hope i am as strong as you all seem to be. I was terrified before the lumpectomy (i had an 8cm x 5 cm) removed. It wasnt as bad as i thought. Hopefully the mastectomy wont be either and the panic i currently feel is just the unknown. Apart from my husband and children i have no wider family. Husband feela bad as he is currentlt unemployed so we are dependent on my self employment so i am worried about the time out. Sorry for such a long post, first time i can just say some of this. X
