lratkowski
i have had abnormal mammograms for years. I had atypical ductal hyperplasia and fibrocystic breast disease. My oncologist put me on tamoxafin for 5 years. Well that did not work. Last June of 2009 i found several lumps in both breasts. I called my doctor and of course had a mammogram done. To make a long story short, i was sent to see an oncologist. I was told i had pre-cancer and that my lobes and my ducts had the pre-cancer cells. She consulted with other doctors and told me i really needed to have a mastectomy because i was at an extreemly high risk of getting breast cancer. I have 17 scars on my breasts from previous surgeries to remove lumps. So, i had a double mastectomy the end of october of 2009, with reconstruction. They put expanders in both breasts. In december of 2009, i was admitted into the hospital with a staph infection. I was in the hospital for 10 days being pumped with their strongest antibiotics. Again i was admitted into the hospital the 2nd week in february for staph infection again only this time they had to do surgery and remove the left expander because the infection was all in it. Now i have no left breast and i am having a really hard time dealing with this. Originally i was suppose to have had surgery to put the permanent implants in. To sum it all up, i have had pain in one paticular spot under my left breast since the mastectomy. Now just under the spot i am hurting still and my rib is swollen. The pain is on and off. I hurt sometimes when i breathe and the pain shoots through to my back. I hurt when i move or turn certain ways. I had a cat scan on march 5th and the results show nothing. The doctor is baffled. In the meantime i am hurting, depressed and sad. My boyfriend has been at my side through all of this.I don't know what i would do with out him. God Bless all of you
My friend is having a hard time healing from her mastectomy & this is pushing back her reconstruction dates. Has anyone out there dealt with this? Thanks!
lratkowski commented on lowengail's post Anyone out there who has had problems healing from a mastectomy?