Hi Em

I just got told yesterday that I need a mastectomy and booked in for 7th May. I'm 57 and I only found it coz of routine mammogram.  The Dcis I have is pre cancerous and a small area of invasive.  I am in shock and a little scared but it's been caught early and I'm not going to die so if I look at it like that losing a breast is a small pric e to pay

The breast nurse at the clinic yesterday was lovely and talked me through the op and macmillan are going to try and get me a grant for new mastectomy bras.  I will get a prosthetic boob 6 weeks after surgery.

I'm here if you need to talk

Hello, thanks for your message. Mine is half DCIS and half invasive cells. I just struggle so much to believe it’s stage 1 and I caught it this early myself (I’m way below the age for routine mammograms), no amount of reassurance is helping my anxiety. I find it hard to believe i’d be that lucky I suppose, when others especially young women get much worse news. 
Glad to hear yours has been caught early, will you be having further treatment after surgery? x

Hello, thanks for your message. Mine is half DCIS and half invasive cells. I just struggle so much to believe it’s stage 1 and I caught it this early myself (I’m way below the age for routine mammograms), no amount of reassurance is helping my anxiety. I find it hard to believe i’d be that lucky I suppose, when others especially young women get much worse news. 
Glad to hear yours has been caught early, will you be having further treatment after surgery? x

They will do a lymph node biopsy if that comes back positive it will be radiotherapy

If the invasive bit is more than 1/2cm then I will do chemo

Fingers crossed for good results for you, keep us updated xx