After lumpectomy

Hi everyone, well, that wasn't too bad - better than I was expecting anyway.  I was told that I would have to stay in hospital overnight, but was actually discharged at 3.30 and home again.  No place like home! Feeling bruised, sore and numb but overall ok.   I have been out for a couple of fairly short walks, mainly because the weather is absolutely glorious at the moment but have has to delegate dog walking to someone else as she does tend to pull a bit.  The surgeon sounded quite pleased, but I will have to wait until the 19th to find out what the plan is next......

best wishes to you all xx

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  • Ah well, things did not quite go as well as expected yesterday, and I am back in panic mode again! I have had such a peaceful couple of weeks, full of optimism.....

    anyway, i have to go in again for another op on the 8 July because they have found that there are still pre cancerous cells left on the margin and they have to shave another bit away.

    They are going through the original incision, which is scary enough, but the nurse said they can only do this once and if there are any pre cancerous cells showing up after that it probably means there could be cancer elsewhere. So back to being terrified.....

    the thought of going through this again from the beginning is really depressing.

  • So sorry you are having to go through all this again, and just when you were starting to feel human again too. Not what you wanted to hear at all. By using the same incision at least you won't have any more holes in you (?!) and clearly they will do their damnest to get it all out this time round.

    You've done it once, you can do it again....  keep healing in the meantime and, as before, distract yourself with good stuff between now and then. Thinking of you, take care  Sue xx

     

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  • So sorry you are having to go through all this again, and just when you were starting to feel human again too. Not what you wanted to hear at all. By using the same incision at least you won't have any more holes in you (?!) and clearly they will do their damnest to get it all out this time round.

    You've done it once, you can do it again....  keep healing in the meantime and, as before, distract yourself with good stuff between now and then. Thinking of you, take care  Sue xx

     

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