BMX May 2011

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julianna51
julianna51 Member Posts: 438
edited June 2014 in DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)

I didn't see a thread for this but maybe I missed it....

My diagnosis of DCIS came on April 25th.   With a prior diagnosis of LCIS and now the DCIS, I've opted for a BMX with immediate reconstruction and my surgery is scheduled for May 24th.  I'm scared thinking of the upcoming surgery.   In many ways, I am okay with it, I don't want to have the constant worry anymore but I am so concerned about the unknowns.  I read different posts on here and hear of other's troubles...   I know there are others out there that must be feeling like I do?

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  • Emaline
    Emaline Member Posts: 492
    edited May 2011

    Many of us are posting over on the May 2011 surgery thread in the surgery forum.  Here is fine too :)

    My mastectomy (just left breast) is scheduled for May 13th, so coming up quick.  When I was first diagnosed, I took Xanax then once I had the treatment plan in place and everything planned out, I was able to stop. Well I have had to start taking it again since the closer I get to my surgery date, the more anxious I am getting. I'm worried about the surgery, I'm worried about the recovery, I'm worried about the SNB, I'm worried about the final pathology....it sucks. I'm tired of being worried all the time.

    I'm ready to be done with this whole thing.  You are so not alone in this.  I'm sorry you are going through this.

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  • alexandria58
    alexandria58 Member Posts: 1,588
    edited May 2011

    I had DCIS - had lumpectomy, then went through agonies as different doctors gave me different opinions as to whether I should have radiation or a MX.  First surgeon said, just get radiation, all the DCIS is out.  A second and third opinion recommended mastectomy because of the size of the DCIS and atypical lobular hyperplasia.  I had a BMX on April 25, no recon.  I was terrified beforehand, took picutres of my breasts, wrote goodbye letters to my family, and then went for the surgery.  It was not as bad as I'd feared, although just the fact that I woke up alive eliminated calmed me down a lot.  It is uncomfortable, and I'm still recovering, but I'm very pleased that it's over, and everything's ok. I just got the pathology back, too, and there had been DCIS still in the breast, contrary to the first surgeon's report, but no invasive and clean margins. 

    The worst part of this was the anticipation.  It is really better on the other side.  

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