Hi Julie

I was diagnosed with DCIS last year in both breasts, I can appreciate how your're feeling, it can be scary. What is it that makes you think you wont survive? is it the operation or the DCIS?

hi

I think how you are feeling is completely understandable. I need a mastectomy in a few weeks and I’m terrified, worried I won’t wake up. However the reality is that 1000 of people go through these ops and they all come back.  I get scared every time I have a scan as I think it’s going to be bad news. Your emotions are high with everything that’s going on as well. You can do this.

X 

I’m scared that when they operate they’ll find it’s invasive.

I was having a mastectomy at one stage then the doctors said a lumpectomy and partial flap reconstruction, I don’t know what way I’m supposed to go, all I know is I’ve had enough of constantly thinking about it, I go to sleep, when I can sleep I wake up and it’s always in my mind. I can’t be happy because I’ve got nothing to be happy about. My world has turned upside down in a space of  about 6 weeks. I don’t know what to do anymore.

Hi Julie...

Bless ya .. there's lots of breast lasses started with me .. and after .. and we were all as scared as you are right now ... and like you, thought I'd not come through masectomy... I had a grade 3 .. and I'd known about it for ages ... so thought my time was up ... even wrote letters to loved ones .. I spent 2 days crying ...  

But then my daughter in law,  got us together and said no more panicking... no more what ifs ...well take every problem as and when it comes up ... and well do this together ...  I realised cancer wants to keep us weak .. it wants us to give in, and let it take over ... well I got myself a vertual pink pair boxing gloves and got in the ring  ....  looked it in the eye and got ready for the fight .. 

All of those here with breast cancer when I started my journey are still here, more then 2 years down the line .. but they took it on .. it's not a walk in the park... but it is doable ... and those letters I wrote to loved ones are put away safely,  hopefully for a long time yet ... and looking back, the worse part of the whole thing, is where you are now, waiting for things to start .. 

The masectomy was so much better then I'd imagined ... only needing a couple of paracetamol... the armpit where lymph nodes are taken from does ache for a while, and takes time to get mobile again .. a couple of lasses where home the same night, watching t.v ...  you can do this .. keep talking to each other and you'll help each other through ... Chrissie xx 

Hi Julie...

I've accepted your friend request .. so look on your friends and know I'm here if you wanna chat .. I can't take it away , but I can try and  help you through ...   Chrissie xx

thankyou I appreciate your support xxx

hey

bless you, I’m here if you want to chat. 

WL

Hi, 

I am after some advice. I had a lumpectomy for DCIS 11 days ago. Around my scar has become uncomfortable and quite lumpy. It's not red and no discharge. Is this normal?  

Hi

I would say its normal, mine is still lumpy and I was operated on a year ago.