Hello kirstymarie

I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling so anxious ahead of your surgery. Many women express concerns about having a lumpectomy rather than a mastectomy but there are many women who have excellent outcomes without the need to remove the breast completely. 

I'm going to tag in laraj to my reply to you. I know that Lara underwent surgery and a full node clearance last year and is now on the other side of her treatment. She often posts to share her experiences with other women so I'm hoping she'll see my tag and pop by to say Hello! 

If you'd like to talk things through with one of our nurses for some advice and support you're welcome to call them on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. I know they will be happy to try and address some of your concerns and offer some reassurance. 

Sending you my best wishes for your surgery and recovery. 

Jenn
Cancer Chat moderator 

Hello kirstymarie

I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling so anxious ahead of your surgery. Many women express concerns about having a lumpectomy rather than a mastectomy but there are many women who have excellent outcomes without the need to remove the breast completely. 

I'm going to tag in laraj to my reply to you. I know that Lara underwent surgery and a full node clearance last year and is now on the other side of her treatment. She often posts to share her experiences with other women so I'm hoping she'll see my tag and pop by to say Hello! 

If you'd like to talk things through with one of our nurses for some advice and support you're welcome to call them on 0808 800 4040, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. I know they will be happy to try and address some of your concerns and offer some reassurance. 

Sending you my best wishes for your surgery and recovery. 

Jenn
Cancer Chat moderator 

Thank you so much x

Kirsty 

I had a lunpectomy same as you wanted a masectomy but was refused, lumpectomy is a easy operation you will fly it I was out shopping day after really is straightforward xx 

Jenn 

thank you I’d love to chat with Kirsty Marie and share my experience xx 

Hello hun I’m just worried that I will wake up and they take all my boob or they will do a lumpectomy and then need to take all after. It’s just scary x

Kirsty 

I was told a lumpectomy and node biopsy that’s what I had , but I had the auxiliary’s node clearance in a seperate operation 2 weeks later xx 

whst date is your op ? Xx 

Oh mines both on the 29th September xx

Oh mines both on the 29th September xx

Great that you are having it together are you having the node biopsy or are they removing all the lymph nodes full clearance xx 

With the full clearance you will have drains in to come home it’s still ok you can get little bags to hold these so you are able to get up and walk about , it didn’t stop me going out I just put a dress over the top and off I went , you will be ok it sounds scary but it goes very well I promise you xx 

will you be having any treatment? Chemo radio or hormone therapy? 
xxx 

Iv defo gotta have radiotherapy and depending on how many lymph nodes have cancer then maybe chemo xx