After a Fall, a Mammogram, a Biopsy, a Diagnosis, and Surgery, I am Breast Cancer-Free
In a recent post, I shared how my breast cancer journey began — tripping on an uneven sidewalk that resulted in a bloody knee, and a painful right rib and right breast. This incident propelled me to get an x-ray of my rib and a mammogram. My rib was fine but my mammogram revealed suspicious findings. A stereotactic biopsy revealed a DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) diagnosis.
In this piece, I share my surgery experience, my recovery, and my decision about other treatments — endocrine and radiation therapy. Seventy days after I fell, I had a partial mastectomy, also known as a lumpectomy. I had an early morning outpatient surgery on June 3.
Surgery Day
I’m happy to say my right breast partial mastectomy went very smoothly. I don’t take pain medicine. I also have eleven drug allergies. I was given only Tylenol by my lovely young nurse while waiting in pre-op. She also confirmed a fact I had read about. More and more younger people are being diagnosed with breast cancer and…
