13 Nov 2006 - Had the mastectomy (removal of the whole breast) done. The surgery lasted a few hours. I was still very groggy when they sent me up to the ward and could not stay awake when my friends visited. On top of that, I kept vomitting due to the gas.
I hadn't opted for reconstructive surgery as I didn't want to be knocked out for that many hours and I also didn't want to be in pain after that. Anyway, I am not well-endowed to begin with and I just feel that it is not necessary. Just get rid of the tumour, I can live with the scar.
The diagnosis :
Estrogen positive - ER 2+ 90%
Progesterone positive - PR 2+ to 3+ 80%
Her2 positive - CerbB2 3+ 95%
Stage 3 with grade 3 cancer cells (the most aggressive cancer cells)
Infiltrative ductal carcinoma
4 of 9 lymph nodes removed were affected
Tumour size : 5cm
This diagnosis wss definitely not good news, but at least the surgery was successful, meaning that the margins were clean.
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