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I had a left mastectomy on November 2, 2006. It went well. Just as the doctors had expected. There was NO cancer in that breast tissue, yeah!!! what a relief. I don't think that I would have been able to handle anymore chemo treatments......I healed up nicely. I went home the next morning with minimal pain (just taking acetominophen). The drain tube is what hurt the worst. It came out the day before I was to go to the doctors to get it removed. It was stinging so terribly and I can handle a lot of physical pain, but this was awful. I called the doctor and she said that if I was comfortable taking it out then go for it. I had my hubby help me out and we sterilized some scissors and cut the stitches and he pulled it out. Wow, did I feel 100% better. Don't do this, tho, unless you get the okay from your doctor..... So, I start the reconstruction on Monday, 20th of Nov. I don't have any clue how long it will take to get to the size that I want. I really don't know what size I want to be. I know it will not be huge, that is just ridiculous. Probably just a B/C ish. I am overweight, I will admit that. I need to get rid of alot of weight. My self esteem is terrible because of it. I am trying to manage my will power. I have been hitting the sweets pretty hard and this being the holidays is especially hard for me. Halloween candy and Christmas candy. Cookies are my downfall but to get back to where I was headed...... I need to change my mental and physical body image. It is terrible and I feel like crap most of the time because of the way that I look. My hair is short and curly and would look great on anybody else but I don't think it does on me.... I am looking forward to it growing out ALOT.... like I said, I am overweight and my body looks like crap. I have on my chest and stomach 13 scars total. That is so gross. I look like the bride of Frankenstein. So, I need to shed these excess pounds and hopefully I will feel much better about myself... I just hope it doesn't take forever. I know it didn't go on overnight and I shouldn't expect it to come off overnight but a girl can dream can't she??? Anyway, so my breasts are gone and getting ready to be reconstructed. I have no more cancer!!! I am still taking the Arimidix but not sure, since I have had a double mastectomy, if I have to continue to take it or not for the remaining 4.5 years??? Will see on Wed, when I go to the cancer doctor. They will take my blood and test to see if I am in menopause or not....hmmm.. will keep you posted on what more is going on and how the reconstruction is progressing.....take care....
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Alicia, MI
BRCA2 Mutation,Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
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