SEPTEMBER 2015 Surgery Sisters

Hi mye,

My BMX w/tissue expanders is scheduled for September 14th. Like you I visited the shopping/packing to do list toniget and have some shopping to do and rearranging things at home. It seemed like a long time when the doctors office called but it's like yikes it's in 3 weeks.

Hi to everyone who is having sugary this month...where did my 3 weeks go now it's down to 10 days and I'm not ready. Update to my surgery according to the PS he plans on doing immediate reconstruction with implants instead od tissue expanders so one less severe for me hopefully.

Hello mye and Xjerseygrl!

My surgery is September 16th. We're all so close. I'm having BMX as well, but direct to implant on the day. No tissue expanders. Tomorrow I was meant to have my pre-op appt with my PS, making all the big decisions finalizing implants etc. But I received a phone call today saying they just got my blood work in and my white cell counts are too low. They are postponing my appt. so to redraw my blood in a few weeks time to see if the count has risen. If not we'll need to postpone surgery. Wow. I've never had a low white cell count before that I'm aware of. So here's to my white cells increasing over the next few weeks...

So many twists and turns in this journey, aren't there?? Thanks for starting this September group mye!

Hi ladies, may I join you? My UMX with TE has been rescheduled to 9/4. Due a problem with the OR I got bumped yesterday.

Hi all. I'm tentatively scheduled for right MX either the 17th or the 22nd. There have been delays due to changes in treatment plan and the surgeon getting sick, so hopefully it wont be any longer than that.

I know my BC is ER+/PR+/HER2- from the biopsy, but the size, stage and grade are up in the air until after the surgery. I also don't know what the surgeon's exact plans are since I haven't been able to see her. Always waiting, waiting, waiting.

I am optimistically joining this group, hoping there will be no more delays!

Hi solfeo and cckutzler71, nice to meet you. If you update your profile with your diagnosis and treatment and change the settings to public it's easier for everyone to respond to your situation.

Cckutzler71, I understand that nervous feeling. I am scheduled for the 4th for my umx with TE. Since my surgery was supposed to be last week I am already packed for the hospital but now I have to scrub the house again and stock up on groceries. There is a thread at the top of the forum that gives tips for packing and preparing for surgery.

I am scheduled for UniMx on October 7th.  I completed chemo 3/16/15. I had LX 5/22/15. Refused RX. Can I please join this thread? 

Thank you!

PMR53

Hi all, I could sure use some sisterhood today.  Had a lumpectomy on Monday, My main, known tumor, had clean margins, but BS found a second IDC lesion (2mm) surrounded by almost 3cm of DCIS, so those margins are not clean.  I had an augmentation in 2007 so don't have a lot of real tissue to work with in trying to get a clean margin (which is directly between my nipple and my implant).  The question on the table for me now is do I go back for a re-excision not knowing how much more tissue she will need to take in order to get a clean margin and then face RT with such thin breast tissue that I risk compromise to my implant.  What she tells me is that if the implant breaks through due to the radiation, no way will I be able to have "classic" reconstruction, I'd be looking at some kind of TRAM flam procedure.  My other option is to just be done with it and have the MX, no radiation, and the traditional reconstruction.  I don't want to lose my breast if I can help it but I certainly don't want to risk my chances of having a successful reconstruction.  The reality of it is I'll be living with a radiated, post reconstructed breast (that won't feel "normal") or a post-mastectomy reconstruction (that won't feel normal either).  Is anyone out there in the same type of situation?

Thank you, mye!

Jdekeyser66-

We want to welcome you to our community here at BCO. We're sorry for what brings you here, but we're glad you've find us, and hope you find this to be a supportive place when you need it most!

The Mods

I saw an abbreviation listing here once. Anyone know where that is? Can you post the link?

Thank you Queen!!

Hi. I guess I am one of you ( stage 3a). My surgery (BMX modified radical on Left and simple on right) is scheduled for Sept 10th, with TE placement on Sept 17th. I am really getting nervous about this. I need to update my profile, but this is also my first post. I really hope everything goes really good for all of you. How do you update your profile?

Updated my profile, thank you for your welcome.

Hi all! I was supposed to have a UMX with stacked DIEP reconstruction on 8/26, but that fell through, sadly. So now I am scheduled for a mastectomy tomorrow, 9/1 (eeeeek!) and reconstruction a week later (9/8).

Hi all...joining your club. Having lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy on Friday 9/4. Felt calm and collected this last week, knowing that there is a plan in place for surgery. Starting to get edgy, though, knowing that after surgery comes more uncertainty/waiting: node positive/negative? clean margins? oncotype? chemo or just radiation? More surgery?

Deep breaths...

My surgery is scheduled for 9/9/2015 in NJ. Just wondering if anyone had surgery at Overlook Hospital.

Left side only M with reconstruction.