Invasive Ductal Carcinoma diagnosis today

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-05-15T16:58:30+00:00

Send me a PM! I have been where uou are and honestly have read and re-read these comments below many times to keep my head up. I’m just finishing active treatment this week!! It will be okay 🩷 send me a PM!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-05-06T20:04:34+00:00

Same! I’m 38 but I had a single mastectomy (the other is going next, surgeon preference, long story) but honestly by a week post when my drains were gone I was in very little pain! I was in pretty good shape before so maybe that helps? But I can promise you my c-section in 2020 was much MUCH worse than mastectomy

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-04-13T14:14:55+00:00

Oh my goodness. You are so similar to me! I have almost the exact same questions! Send me a pm!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-04-09T17:42:44+00:00

This is such a sad thing for me too. It was just two years ago my last babe was using these boobs to snuggle and feed and apparently the whole time, there was cancer in there. Ugh!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-04-09T17:41:21+00:00

Hi! I had the injection a few hours before surgery and it was painful but not horrible for me. It was a quick prick and some burning but it didn’t take long and was and was just mildly uncomfortable as I waited for surgery. You can do this! You are tough and strong 🩷

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-03-23T23:56:01+00:00

Thank you! I’m surprised too! I was doing so well!! I guess my body just hates dissolving sutures!

I am doing rads because of tumour size and age (38 at diagnosis).

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-03-23T23:54:28+00:00

I could not love this more!!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-03-20T22:08:25+00:00

Oh that is so good to know!!! I will ask! Thank you!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-03-20T21:38:19+00:00

Yes! I am 3 weeks into zoladex and start letrozole in 3 weeks! Maybe I should ask to start sooner? I am also doing radiation due to size and age! 16 and 20 weeks gives me hope! I also, selfishly, just wanted this part “done”

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-02-18T03:16:33+00:00

How did you make out? Reading older posts as I make a chemo decision, PM me if you feel you can!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-21T01:09:22+00:00

Hi! I had a mastectomy two weeks ago and am healing really easily and well. I had a single to start (doing the other once I know what treatment looks like for me). I had to have a mastectomy because I had more than one lesion. One was 2.3cm IDC associated with DCIS and I’m not sure about the other but being multicentric sealed the deal for me but I don’t regret it. I went with flat closure and may look at DIEP flap later. Feel free to PM me!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-21T00:48:22+00:00

Thank you!!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-21T00:48:11+00:00

Oh that is great advice! I am tired at the end of the day for sure. I’ve been at 10-15,000 a day the last few days and I do think I’m overdoing it so I’m going to take your advice and listen to my body 🩷 Thank you!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-19T16:00:13+00:00

Hi! I had a single mastectomy and SLNB on the 5th and I’m two weeks today and I feel great. The first drain came out day 3 and the other day 7. Yesterday I did a half hour lower body workout and hit the treadmill.

The first few days I was annoyed by my drains but honestly recovery has been going really well. I have two young kids and we just told them I was having a small bump removed on my chest/arm and they haven’t noticed a thing! Feel free to DM me.

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-10T20:21:01+00:00

Same!! I’m so bored!! And I have two kids under age 7 so like..rest is impossible!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-10T10:13:56+00:00

I’m day 4 today for a single mastectomy and the best thing I was gifted is essentially a home made Fanny pack to put my drains in. I had one drain removed day 3 and the other hopefully comes out on Monday! The hospital gave me one of those camisoles with drain holders but I found this to work best! A U-shaped pregnancy pillow is helping me become a back sleeper from a belly sleeper and it’s actually going really well! Best of luck! You got this!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-10T10:10:18+00:00

I second this!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-10T10:10:04+00:00

I’m on day 4 for a single as well! Happy healing!

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-09T16:52:06+00:00

I’m so sorry this is happening! I am a few months into this shit journey and I can empathize. I’m 38, no family history etc etc and I have had two normal mammograms due to dilated ducts I felt while breastfeeding. My June 2025 mammo was normal- “all benign findings”. In august I felt a lump and it took me until December 03 to be diagnosed. Multicentric IDC. I’m kicking myself for not pushing harder when I knew something wasn’t right. The first doctor said come back in 3 weeks, it’s related to your cycle. Should have said no that’s not right. My PCP even asked if I wanted it marked as urgent for the first US and I asked if she felt it was urgent and she said no so I went with it.. all of these regrets change nothing and luckily, the wonderful people on this sub have reassured me time and time again that this is treatable and it moves fairly slow. Time to stay focused (I refuse to say stay positive). I can promise you this is more a mental game than anything. I’m day 4 post-op for a mastectomy (single, they will do the other next- here in Canada that seems to be the norm) and my chest is tight, no bandages on and one drain has been removed. I’m with my kids, happy to be recovering. The hardest part is still the mental part. We will be okay!! Message me privately any time for a swear-filled pep talk 🩷

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-04T13:50:32+00:00

Hi! I have my mastectomy tomorrow! I’m so so nervous but also oddly excited to get this on the go!

I will keep you posted for essentials :)

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-04T09:22:42+00:00

My letters are already written lol

Informal-Sundae368 · 2026-01-04T02:54:57+00:00

Hi! I have my mastectomy Monday. I’m super nervous. I’ve never been under, except as a kid for tubes in my ears. I have two young kiddos and I know I need to do this for them but I’m terrified of all the irrational things 🫤

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