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chrislmelb · 11-07-2005, 05:41 PM

My mother also died from BC 19 years ago. They did a mastectomy but she only had radiation. it was in one node. She was diagnosed at 52 and dead at 55. Initially it played on my mind(especially since i had 3 nodes affected) but now i hardly think of her in relation to my illness because 20 years is a very long time in medical improvements. they didn't even know about HER-2 then. I have been tested for the genes and i don't have them.
I am 42 and married(don't know for how much longer!!) and have a 6yo daughter. i have found the mastectomy really not that bad because there is so much you can do to make yourself look 'normal' to everyone else. i had an expander inserted at the time of surgery so there was something there when i woke up.
Good luck with your decisions and let us know what the surgeon says.
Christine

11-07-2005, 05:41 PM	#9
chrislmelb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 267	skoolmum My mother also died from BC 19 years ago. They did a mastectomy but she only had radiation. it was in one node. She was diagnosed at 52 and dead at 55. Initially it played on my mind(especially since i had 3 nodes affected) but now i hardly think of her in relation to my illness because 20 years is a very long time in medical improvements. they didn't even know about HER-2 then. I have been tested for the genes and i don't have them. I am 42 and married(don't know for how much longer!!) and have a 6yo daughter. i have found the mastectomy really not that bad because there is so much you can do to make yourself look 'normal' to everyone else. i had an expander inserted at the time of surgery so there was something there when i woke up. Good luck with your decisions and let us know what the surgeon says. Christine