I hope your op went well and you can get a straight forward plan in place now. Xxx

Hello Positive T and [@Linze16]‍ 

The op went really well thank you. I got home at about 9pm last night so it was a long day. As I had suspected, having the wires put in was the worst bit - it was uncomfortable with lots of pushing and pulling to make sure they were exactly in the right place. It took about 90 minutes including the scans before and after and the mammogram after. The doctor who did them was so lovely and positive. She kept telling me that they only use wires for small lesions and how incredibly lucky I was that they had been found so early when none of the doctors/consultants could see the puckering that I could see. I had the same nurse who did my biopsy which was nice and she reckoned someone has been watching over me - maybe time to buy a lottery ticket!!

The op itself was fine - a lovely sleep though I was a bit fed up when they woke me up! They gave me some morphine for the pain and then some liquid paracetamol on a drip and ibuprofen before I went home. I thought I would sleep really well but annoyingly I was completely wired processing the day and only got about five hours. Sleep is not my thing at the best of times.

Today, I've only taken the paracetamol and ibuprofen today and the pain iss fine, really maneagable. The affected breast is covered in dressings which I can't get very wet and is swollen - probably the first time in years that it could hold a pencil under it. It's about the size I've always wanted ironically. :grin:

Back next Tuesday to have the dressings checked and then 3 weeks for the results - I thought it was two but I guess half term is in the way :cry:

Everyone I met was so lovely - caring, kind and informative. I couldn't fault the care. Having not been in hospital since I had my youngest 17 years ago, I'd forgotten what an amazing job they do.

Sorry for the long-winded update but I thought it might help anyone else who may be going through a similar experience.

Thank you both for thinking of me.

xx

Hi Bubblesmum,

So pleased to hear that the surgery went to plan and that you found the team around you to be so lovely and supportive :-)

Wishing you a speedy recovery and hoping for some good news in three (eek) weeks time.

Take care x

Thanks - wishing you the very best of luck for your results on Friday xx

Thank you x

Bubblesmum, that all sounds like a very positive experience! I'm sure your results will be fine too, so don't stress about them. It's all out now, thank God!

Glad to read you're not in too much pain either. Prayers for quick healing for you xxx

Thank you so much xx

Hi lovely ladies. Sorry not to have replied last night. I was so nervous going last night. I think my brain associates the place with just trauma and shock. Anyway I do have confirmed DCIS. God darn it! Ah well, no different than I was told two weeks ago. So I have a mammogram on Saturday morning so they can see the area with the three biopsy points. Then I will be discussed, meet my oncologist and they suspect I will start with chemo first thereafter. My HER 2 is positive so I should respond well to chemo and ill have hormone therapy simultaneously. I just want to nuke the **** out of this stuff now and get on with healing. 

Had a mini meltdown last night and cried at the dawning realisation of chemo and hair loss, but I'm back on track today. 

How are you both doing and how are you Mary? 

V xxx

Hi Vicky,

Well done for getting through all that last evening.  I think everyone was thinking of you.

So they've said you have to have chemotherapy first?  I was wondering why that was with DCIS.  Sorry if I'm not keeping up.

I'm ok thanks and looking forward to a birthday this weekend with all my Kids at home for a change so be nice.  
 

I'm on a waiting game again until next Wednesday when I see the consultant to get my second biopsy results.   I'm hoping these second lot of calcs they found are just DCIS.  I'm pretty resigned to the fact that theyre just not going to be benign.

Hope you get some peace of mind after your news.  You sound amazingly positive.  Well done again.

Mary xx