17th February 2016 - Gotta Love a Good Cabbage

Well, taken a bit of a step back in time... 20 something years in fact. My lovely sexy surgical bra, while comfy pre surgery, seems to be putting pressure on the top incision site where the nodes were removed. When I wear the bra, I get aching up into the armpit and there may be a slight swelling. So I got home, ripped it off, whacked an icepack on (edited to add - my idea and apparently not a good one as I've just found out I shouldn't have cold on that area) and as per doctors ordered, reverted to an old tried and true method for painful breasts when breastfeeding, added a cabbage leaf to the equation. Gotta say on a hot day, it's quite comfy.smile emoticon Tomorrow is surgical review day. Finally we'll know what cancer we're dealing with, and I'm hoping they've had the team review and will be able to tell me exactly the treatment planned. What I'm hoping doesn't happen is that last bit of info will be given at a review with the oncology people. Sigh.... have i mentioned that i don't do waiting well!!  (P.S. These aren't my boobs! ;)  )