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 

Jenn 

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

Sounds very similar to me 

but lucky I skipped chemo went through all the emotions bought wigs spent a fortune 

but I requested the Oncotype DX test to be sure xx 

What about any tablets hun , tamoxifen ?? 

I started these in November you are a lot younger than me I’m 49 xx but peri menapausal xx 

Was told I may be going on some xx thank you for all you information hun it’s settled my nerves x

Kirsty 

I’m always here to chat or help lovely anything you want to ask , the ladies here helped me so much around my time , I never felt alone as they had been there before me and I could ask honest opinions and not text book .

one year on I feel like it never happened honestly you will be the same things soon get back to normal xx 

:) xx

I’ve recently been diagnosed with the same cancer as you and just had a full mastectomy and node clearance 

Oh really. How are you doing hun? There giving me a lumpectomy which I didn’t expect. X

I’m getting there slowly thank you, I was told initially I was going to have lumpectomy but doc recommended mastectomy after mri scan.. have you had mri x

Oh really. I had mri and CT scan both clear hun. What was on your mri if you don’t mind me asking. Glad you’re getting there slowly I’m *** surgery next week. Never been put under :/ x

That’s fantastic yours were clear.. my initial scans etc showed the tumour was 3 cm but mri measured it 7cm plus alot

of lymph node involvement so that’s why my treatment plan changed so quickly. 
I was sooo nervous to be put to sleep but honestly you’re back awake before you realise what’s gone on. My recovery has been slow as I had drains etc for the first 2 weeks and have had infections but I had a massive op as basically my whole boob and nodes were riddled if you know what I mean xx

That’s fantastic yours were clear.. my initial scans etc showed the tumour was 3 cm but mri measured it 7cm plus alot

of lymph node involvement so that’s why my treatment plan changed so quickly. 
I was sooo nervous to be put to sleep but honestly you’re back awake before you realise what’s gone on. My recovery has been slow as I had drains etc for the first 2 weeks and have had infections but I had a massive op as basically my whole boob and nodes were riddled if you know what I mean xx

Sending love hun xx

Thank you .. I have my first oncology appointment this morning so a bit nervous for that .. is there an app for these chat groups to make them easier to access xx

I just get emails when someone reply’s hun x no app I don’t think x

Rach 

sending you good wishes for your oncologist appointment today hope it goes well xx love Lara x

Kirsty 

how are you today not long now for your op lovely xxx hood you are feeling ok xx 

Hello Lara dreading it :/. Na I’m ok. I was told lumpectomy and full clearance will that be out same day do you know x

Kirsty 

I had mine at a private hospital so it was evening operations both times my ops were 8pm evening so I stayed overnight on both occasions but was home first thing in the morning, if my op was daytime I would have been home sane day xx both iOS were painless I felt well not like I had had any operation it was strange not how I expected to feel xx I thought I’d have had pain I was so relieved after as them the cancer was gone xx 

Oh really thanks hun xx

The only thing was a bit of a nuisance was the drains , but this didn’t stop me going out I put a dress over the top so the drains were next to my body , there was like a bit of bulge where drains where under the dress but no one noticed I went go restaurants eith friends and everything nothing out me bed lol I wasn’t missing out on any night out or anything it’s crazy if you put your mind to it you can really ignore it xx 

Lara thank you hun. Makes me feel at ease xx