Just diagnosed with DCIS and surgery Friday

What type surgery are you having?  If lumpectomy you shoud recover fairly fast.  It was not very painful at all.  It was difficult to get sleep since I spent on right side and that is were the incision was. I had lumpectomy on a Friday and actually went in to my office the following Monday. If you any direct questions, I will be glad to answer them. Will you be doing radiation after?

It has been over a year for me.  I did end up having Bi Mx but am doing great.  You will get through this too.  You will find you are strong than you ever knew.  

againmine41: I had a stereotactic biopsy back in Feb. I had a lumpectomy in May and I'm halfway through radiation I was up and about a few days after surgery. I took a week off from work the week of my surgery because I also had an excisional biopsy done on the other breast at the same time as my lumpectomy. 

Did they advise you to use colds packs on the area where you had the biopsy?

Have they advised you to have the BRCA testing done?

P.S. I like your signature Hebrews 11:1 

I was diaganosed June 2nd and my surgery is Monday.  I have the discharge from my nipple too. The Dr. said that it is a normal symptom.  I use a nursing pad in my bra so it does't leak through to my shirt.

Try to stay positive,

Cheryl

agianmine: Good luck tomorrow with your surgery.  Sorry to hear about the discharge, I had a tiny bit, more like crusting, after my steriotactic biopsy as well as a large hematoma so I wouldn't worry too much but do share with doc.   In my case the lumpectomy was less painful than the biopsy.   Stay strong, you can do this & let us know how you do.

Karen 

Hi againmine41 -

I was diagnosed with DCIS the same day as you.  I'm scheduled for a lumpectomy/sentinel node biopsy on Thursday (7/8).

This board has been a great source of information.

Good luck with your surgery!

Hello - Hope you are recovering comfortably after your surgery.  Have you had any results back yet?

I had similar discharge, but it was really a fluke that I discovered it.  I started the BC journey by finding a rather large mass at the 12 o'clock position on my R breast.  My surgeon also was of the philosophy that whatever it is it doesn't belong there.  Three days before surgery to take it out, I had sharp pains shooting through my breast; after the shooting pain, I was rubbing and putting a bit of pressure on my breast and fluid came out that was definitely red.  As it turned out, the giant lump I found was B9 but the red discharge was the warning sign of cancer.  During my surgery to remove giant lump, my surgeon also removed some tissue from underneath my nipple and that's where the cancer is.  I have DCIS and an area of IDC; I go in this Thursday for a re-excision lumpectomy to hopefully get wide margins as well as a SLNB to determine if anything is spreading.  I will lose my nipple, but after the first surgery it's numb anyway.

This is not a road any of us would choose to be on.  These boards are a wonderful place to learn, make friends, and even just vent if you need to.

Hope all going well for you....sending good thoughts your way

Hi ladies - just dropping in to say Hi and wish you all several deep cleansing breaths during this waiting time.  I'm home recovering from my lumpectomy (a "Benelli" method which basically takes the nip and surrounding tissue from the center).  Armpit is still sore from the SLNB incision and breast is a bit bruised and tender but no more narcotics required.  Just taking Naprosyn.  I hate the waiting too - my followup with my surgeon isn't until Monday the 19th, so I have no new results or oncology plans yet.

Hello Ladies and Gentlemens

Well! I have learned a lot since 7 July, when I was first diagnosed. I was so overwhelmed but now I have a better understanding of my disease. Had a right needle localized biopsy with wire-guided localization with no lymph nodes present in my right breast. I am diagnosed with DCIS, size 1.6 cm, grade III(high), with comedo(center of the milk duct are plugged with dead cells). So blessed, that this disease(cancer) had not spread to other parts of my body.  Blessed to have doctors who took their time to go over my diagnose and explaining my disease. 

I have made the decision to have a mastectomy tomorrow Thursday, 29 July with breast reconstruction immediately afterwards. Some might be asking why-mastectomy. It is a personal choice and I choose not to dwell on this disease for the rest of my life. I have so much inner peace that I scare myself. My favorite scripture in the bible is The 23 Psalms. The Lord is my Shepherd:When we allow God our shepherd to guide us, we have contentment and that's what I have. 

I thank each of you for being supported and offering feedback. May God continue to bless each of you according to your needs.

I was diagnosed in May with DCIS.  Had biopsy done also in two places about .5 inch from the other.  Ended up with hematoma at both sites.  That was really more painful than the surgery (June 4th)  Took 2 pain pills the first night and one the next night.  None after.  But I took more Tylenol Extra Strenghth after biopsy.  I was really worried about the surgery before I went in also.  But my experience was a good one.  I am now trying to decide on rads and tamox or rads or none at all.  I have so many things going back and forth in my mind.  I hope soon I will be able to choose and feel at ease about my decision.