A quickie just to say that all is good.
I had a bad moment on Monday when I was called back in for an unexpected ultrasound that took forever. The radiographer was trying to be upbeat and chatty but I was feeling resigned that something had been found. Then, I was called back in to speak to the doctor only to be told that as they couldn’t get hold of my screens from last year from Breastscreen, and as the breast was dense, she wanted to be extra careful. All good. The poor radiographer apoligised to me as she must have known what I was thinking and was not allowed to say that it looked okay.
Saw the surgeon on Tuesday and he confirmed that the screen looked fine, and that the mastectomy site passes inspection. He also checked out near my collarbone where I have wondered if there was some swelling – slight and probably caused by the radiation.
We had a very brief discussion about reconstruction as I’m still not sure what I want to do. According to him, a very interesting op to do but not a lot of fun from the patient’s perspective. A really big operation – something in the vicinity of 10 hours, I think, and a long recovery due to the tummy incisions. He believes that I would have a good outcome but it would be a big deal.