New here. 8 days post double mastectomy. Feeling depressed

Try to be patient. It is major surgery and takes a while to recouperate. I had a prophylactic double mastectomy because of being BRCA 2 + so the dr found my DCIS during a surgery that was supposed to be "non eventful". You will be in my prayers.

I would call your doctor. I only had left mastectomy, a simple one. I didn't have much pain. It was all emotional for me. Perhaps it is the tissue expanders causing the discomfort. Remember to look for signs of infection.

If you feel better, definitely go for walk outside.

So much fur shedding, but I love them.

What you are feeling is quite normal. I did the same thing from week 2-week 3. Then, everyday got a little better. Give yourself a hug. You have been through the ringer. Let others take care of you for a couple more weeks. Get some sleep, hydrate, walk, eat lots of protein.... You are not alone. You are normal

I am 73 years old, had a bilateral mastectomy on May 20, 2019. I was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in the afternoon.

I felt ok while in the hospital and when I was home, I became very sad, crying, depressed and today is Friday, May 24th and am still feeling very depressed and sad, crying too.

Is this "normal" to be feeling so depressed, down, sad and crying after a bilateral mastectomy? I am not having any reconstruction. Will be seeing my surgeon on Wed. May 29th, 2019 for possible drain removal and also to see an oncologist doctor as well.

I had the Sentinel lymph nodes and 3 other lymph nodes removed during surgery, the tests results came back on Thursday, May 23, 2019 the nodes were negative for any cancer cells, yet I will need some treatment for the invasive ductal breast cancer I was diagnosed with after a mammogram and a breast biopsy.

Sadly, my husband of 46 years has beginning dementia, Type 1 diabetes on 2 different insulins and has beginning Parkinson's, he is of little support and help to me. We have no family in the area where we live in Wisconsin.

I appreciate any feedback if having the bilateral mastectomy very recently and my husband's health situations is why I am feeling so sad, depressed and crying often, I do not know what to do about feeling the way I do.

Thank you..

hi all, I'm so sorry to hear of everyone's pain -- emotional and physical. It's all exhausting, you're normal to feel this, but that doesn't make it easier. A few weeks after my UMX in Feb 2018 I was so down I went to a psychiatrist, I basically sobbed to her the whole time and she tried to convince me that antidepressants had no side effects. I didn't take her up on the offer, I just didn't trust her after that. Fast forward through a loooonnnnggg year of treatment (see my signature), and I can say I am filled with so many positive emotions, gratitude, and happiness for my life in general. So corny but true! So for those who are in the thick of it, have hope, you will come out the other side.

Also, I highly recommend these meditation tracks for people with cancer: http://thisiskara.com/, they target many of the emotional struggles we face.

Bevemar - I am sorry that you are going through all of this. I am a geriatric social worker and there are resources that can help,you and your husband. Look up the Area Agency on Aging in your area. They can help you with access to programs in your county. They may be able to help with in home care/assistance for you and your husband.