Went to see surgeon

cahjah75
cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Went to see surgeon today. It's been 5 weeks since bilateral mastectomy. He removed all the steri strips and said my incision looked good. I asked about the lumps of skin under my arm and he said it's skin from my back. He told me it will either flatten on its own or he'll do a simple procedure later. He also told me the numbness & tightness will last about a year! We talked about the chemo the oncologist decided on and he was surprised considering my joint and bone pain. I'm going to have TC. I got a script for bras & prostheses which he said I could wear in about a month. At least then I feel a bit more normal minus the boobs! lol
Char

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  • jo jo
    jo jo Member Posts: 1,175 Member
    #2
    Glad everything is going
    Glad everything is going good so far and getting to that feeling of being normal again can seem so far away! Good luck to ya!
  • lolad
    lolad Member Posts: 670
    #3
    Char
    Did you have the joint and bone pain before? Have they done a pet scan yet? I was just curious as to why the surgeon would question your oncs decision on the chemo. I had a double mastectomy last june and did chemo afterwards and finished that in October. Are you going to eventually do reconstruction? I know it is difficult for me too when i dont wear my prostheses. Mine is just a material thing stuffed with cotton!! I had tissue expanders in and they had to remove one in February because of infection. So i have one bump and nothing on the left. Its embarrassing, but im finally going to get my reconstruction on August 12th. I cant wait to get my new boobs!!

    Take care
    Laura
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #4
    jo jo said:

    Glad everything is going
    Glad everything is going good so far and getting to that feeling of being normal again can seem so far away! Good luck to ya!

    Good luck to you char!

    Good luck to you char!
  • Katz77
    Katz77 Member Posts: 598
    #5
    I'm happy things are heading
    I'm happy things are heading in the right direction for you. Good luck. It's good to feel normal. lol
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #6
    lolad said:

    Char
    Did you have the joint and bone pain before? Have they done a pet scan yet? I was just curious as to why the surgeon would question your oncs decision on the chemo. I had a double mastectomy last june and did chemo afterwards and finished that in October. Are you going to eventually do reconstruction? I know it is difficult for me too when i dont wear my prostheses. Mine is just a material thing stuffed with cotton!! I had tissue expanders in and they had to remove one in February because of infection. So i have one bump and nothing on the left. Its embarrassing, but im finally going to get my reconstruction on August 12th. I cant wait to get my new boobs!!

    Take care
    Laura

    Glad you had a good
    Glad you had a good appointment with your doctor! Good luck to you!

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