The pre surgery appointment I sat there and the surgeon told me that they recommend only the one breast coming off at this stage and the other can be done when the re construction is to be done, I went in by myself didn't I walked out having signed the paperwork for only right hand breast to be removed.
I wasn't sure that day and up to surgery day still wasn't, although went through with it anyway. This is what it looks like a few days out from surgery.
This is the real impact of breast cancer it is harsh to look at and even harder to deal with when it is your own body that its being done to.
After the drains came out this is what it looks like
Since then the swelling has worsened due to a build up of fluid from where the lymph nodes were and my body now has to work out how to distribute the fluid around the rest of the body now they are no longer under my right arm.
Due to the swelling it is sore and a little swollen still but the worst is it is under my arm so it makes the nerves in my arm hurt where the surgery has been done.
The right breast that was taken off was weighed in at 2.66kg and this tissue is being tested at the moment and will be tested along with the lymph nodes to see the extent of the cancer and infected nodes, it will also determine whether or not I have to have more chemotherapy. Fingers crossed its a not !
I have been praying and being positive through this as much as possible and I hope that it pays off when I get the results at my Post Opp appointment on the 19th of this month.
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