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Anyone feel devasted about how you look & feel? And guilty too?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 30, 2023 | Replies (61)
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@celica

I got necrosis
Lost bld supply during lumpectomy
Took out huge margin as results weren’t back fr the MRI - just found it by chance
Had a negative pressure on twice
Wound had to be packed for about 3
Weeks Got
Am infection was in IV antibiotics for 2 wks and 3
Oral
Areola looks like a saucer and
Larger weird
Looking
Nipple
Still hardened I had my surgery in May so maybe will fill in a little Coukd
Get a tat later I suppose
I am cancer free but
My ONCO test was high so now I have to go for chemo
Scared shitless
Should I cut
My hair
Now?

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | May 16, 2023

OMG❣️ You have gone through so much already and still standing. Take a bow, because you are indeed a hero to all that come after.
I remember being scared spitless before chemo, and having the nurse tell me everyone is different but no real straight answers wasn’t really helpful.
Although she did tell me that because of one of the drugs my hair was absolutely coming out.
I was told that when you shave it it gets really itchy when it comes out, so I cut to one inch, donated my locks to wigs for kids, and dyed the rest pink. 😂
Chemo was hard, but not as hard as I imagined, I suffered through the hardest days mostly because of nausea, and made up for it the rest of the time.
You got this, and you have Mayo Connect to help you through it.
When is your first treatment? Do you know which drugs you are taking yet?

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