August 2010 Mastectomy

Hello, ladies, Iam new here.I am 53 and still perimenopausal, which is not good, because , as they said, it feeds my cancer with hormones. I was diagnozed July 12 and already had a lumpectomy on July 26.They inserted me port for future chemo, because I am triple positi, and my cancer is very agressive. But tnen they found, that margins had 2 DCIS, so I had to have re-incision. Today, after re-incision surgeon called me and told me they found more DCIS and also cancer cells..So I have to do Mastectomy...I am devastated and very scared, previuos operatin lumpectomy was not easy and I had a very difficult recovery. I don't know the date of operation yet....I even don't know should I get reconstruction or not? I would like to join the group and talk to you, ladies, because I am very scared.Thank you, Olga

Olgah this thread is from last year. There is a great thread for triple positives here  linky 

There is an August surgery thread here: linky

But I will tell you it's been almost a year since my BMX. I did implants and have had those for 7+ weeks now. The surgery is scary but not as bad as I thought. I actually didn't even need pain medication. My tumor had both IDC and DCIS. Total size was 6.5cm but the invasive only was 5.5cm. I too had no nodes. I have my last herceptin in 3 weeks. How do I feel. Well my onc's NP sent me an email today and at the end she said "By the way, I thought you looked fabulous today." I feel great too.

You will get though this. I was 49 premenopausal when I started too (50 now). They will have treatment for you. You'll get more info about that on the triple positive thread.

Well August 2010 Sisters...We have reached our 5 year milestone. The journey was bitter and difficult, but I am still here! Five years ago on August 17, I underwent left breast mastectomy. I thought I was issued a death sentence and cried uncontrollably in the weeks and months that followed. I am here today to tell the newbies that life will be sweet again, and that you will get through the surgery and subsequent chemo, rads and/or reconstruction. No sage advice, just live, love, and keep on living!

Hello August 2010 Sisters,

Seven years have come and gone, and I am still here. God willing that all of us during that horrible year of 2010 are kicking it and still aspire to love, and keep on keeping on. Bless us all.