Chelsey, I'm 33 now and this year diagnosed with stage 1 grade 2 hormone + her2-. I'm weighing up whether to have mastectomy now or radiotherapy following my lumpectomy some dcis precancerous left behind. I promise your insights help!! Thank you for sharing! 🙏😌 I feel you.

This is going to sound crazy but I stopped hormone therapy due to side effects. When you talked about “experiencing life “ I knew I had to affirm you. Soon after I stopped I felt something weird like when I looked at a tree or the sky or anything in nature I felt a rush of colour and energy almost re connected to life itself. It wasn’t because I had a new outlook after cancer treatment, it was different. Very different. Which has made me think that oestrogen is life, and somehow through quantum physics or whatever we don’t fully understand the chemistry and physics of human connection and consciousness. Perhaps blocking oestrogen affects this connection in a very real way.

I got three tattoos for radiation 3 days ago. I had no idea what was coming either.

Please anyone can help me to answer my question,, i get my lupron 3 week ago and I feel the bad side effects that was i feel nausea almost every day headache and the worst one is fatigue all day, palpitations also and still bleeding with clot sometimes,,is it normal to have this symptoms after get lupron so when usually the side effects will go away? I'm so frustrating

Having young children and being on this medication - you are so strong for doing this! Tamoxifen has definitely changed my wife. She just seems... not the same person anymore. I thought it was the cancer treatment; but I've heard such horror stories about Tamoxifen that it truly must be the issue. 4 years down, 6 more to go. :(

I get very anxious even during waxing. When I had biopsies done, I cried like a baby the whole procedure. I have another one on Monday. I wish I was as calm as you

Did you stay on it or stop it? I can't decide if i will go on it or not

I am 52 yrs, 1 week on Tamoxifen, I continue to have hot flashes all day and night, so i cant say for sure my insomnia is from the pills...

I felt exactly as you did about getting a tattoo 😢so I refused the radiation treatment.😮Now I’m back with a new cancer type and they want me to do the radiation 😢. I don’t think I can and the dr confirmed the tattoo would be permanent 😢 no options 😢

Such an accurate explanation- thank you. I have been wanting to have. Mine taken out- 4 weeks post double mastectomy with te’s put in at the same time. Wishing the Surgeon had let me stay flat but she pushed for these. One side is way worse than the other. All the best to everyone on this journey. ❤

I'm freaking out about leaving metal markers in my breast

You are amazing! So perfectly detailed. Thank you!

I went very quickly from expanders to permanent implants. Approx 3 months between surgeries. I was very lucky in that regard, but mentally this surgery was very tough for me. I had patiently and gradually regained mobility, flexibility and strength from the bilateral mastectomy, and the exchange surgery abruptly sent me back to not being allowed to raise my elbows above my shoulders, not being allowed to exercise. I was told I had to wear an underwire bra even with a sports bra. Cautioned about my breasts shifting outward (my implants were pre-pectoral) I asked my surgeon when I could expect to be able to do things like vacuum, shovel the driveway, etc. and he said “never”. I guess that was supposed to be funny as in you have an excuse to make your husband wait on you forever, but it shook me up. I felt fragile and broken, and I couldn’t get an answer on when I would feel whole again. I tried to be proactive and meet with a physical therapist. She cancelled twice on me and I didn’t get in until approximately 10 weeks after my surgery. It was probably the worst period of time in my cancer journey, before surgery I was told it would be a 5 day recovery, but after surgery I was not allowed to do much of anything for six weeks. On top of that, I felt lopsided and frustrated with why the surgeon used a larger implant on one side, the same side I kept asking for less fill because it looked larger to me. I felt unmoored. Everyone thought I was doing great, everyone but me. I share this because, if you are out there feeling these same things, it’s okay, and I promise you it will feel better again. You can feel whole again. I regained my strength. I rode my bike 150 miles to raise money for MS 5 months after surgery. I was able to dig in my garden and do pilates. I’m no longer afraid to let my husband touch me. There are still things I don’t love about my new breasts, but my original set wasn’t flawless either 😉. I’m grateful things went well for you, Chelsey. Having to endure expanders for that long, you deserved a successful transition to permanent implants. It’s not an easy journey, but life is good and precious. For anyone in the middle of this process, be kind to yourself. ❤

Who loves getting their blood drawn?????

Looks like it will hurt so bad I have to do this in 2 more days and I'm scared

After watching a family member go through the difficulty and pain of getting IVs placed for chemo for a year, having CT scan IV contrast extravasate into an arm, and then finally get a port, I would 100% get a port from the start. I finally asked her why she didn’t want one and realized no one ever asked her why she didn’t want one. She didn’t understand what it was and thought it meant she would have a whole in her chest that was plugged like a wine bottle when not used. She also equated port = death/going to die because her friend got a port very late in her breast cancer journey after it had metastasized everywhere and she died shortly after that. Once I explained the port she agreed to it. Seeing the relief on her face the first time the port was used was truly a relief and a blessing. Yes, she gets self-conscious about it sometimes but she’s able to cover it with most clothing. It’s a personal choice but I would say if you have the choice to get one, strongly consider it. I treat cancer patients in the ER often and their vasculature tends to be very poor. They often need ultrasound guided IV lines and endure a lot of unnecessary pain to get IV access for blood work and medication administration. Again, it has to be a personal decision. Best wishes to you in your journey.

I have had a dbl mastectomy on January 2, 2024 with expanders. July 11, 2024 I had the expanders removed and implants put in. I am not happy with the outcome. One breast is larger than the other even though both implants were the same size. Now They want to do more fat grafting, but… as my plastic surgeon told me with the July 11th surgery I didn’t have enough fat to graft. I did ask for them to replace the implant that to me and others is smaller (even though they were the same size implants) So my question to you is, what was your revision process?

Did you drink a lot or water before and after?

wow thank you for this

Hi there. I thank you sooo much for this video.i love you and you reached my ♥, you are brave and I look up to that. Thank you for everything I wanted to hear.i have stage 2 bladder cancer. The end of this month I start treatment chemotherapy, I cry so much that I can't cry anymore. You gave me so much strength at times like this, I have a lot of hair. And hearing you was very helpful. Thank you and God bless you. 😢

Thank you for sharing your story. I am day 17 bilateral mastectomy with expanders. Looking forward to exchange day. You're not alone ❤

I pray my breast biopsy will smoothly done this coming Wednesday 🙏 😢😢

I am claustrophobic and deaf. My first breast MRI was a disaster. I hyper-ventilated so much they didn't even do the contrast at all. I have dense tissue, so I know I'll have to get the MRI again. (sigh)

I absolutely melted down when the tech told me I was going to get 4 of them. I had no idea, it was never discussed prior, or mentioned by anyone at any time. I have no tattoos, and having lost my left breast already, this sent me over the edge completely. I was angry. Still am. I'm alive, and grateful. But why is this never mentioned until right before they do it???

Thank you for the information 🌷

Thanks for the tips. My surgery is tomorrow morning and I have so much anxiety.

I had a lump that was increasing in size but had two biopsies over the last 3 weeks and got a lumpectomy last Tuesday the 3rd calcification was Cancer, the two biopsies before this were negative, I'm glad I told the doctor to remove the lump and the other one that I couldn't even fell. I just found out today that I have Cancer, I am going back under the knife next Friday to remove the rest of the margins and check my lymph nodes. Please pray that the cancer hasn't spread to my lymph nodes. Thank you and God Bless

Glad your doing well my daughter did had it to at 25yrs old n my mkms a survivor for years hope

I just started my radiation treatment…my treatment center doesn’t do tattoos or stickers…they r just using their computer programming set ups….seems like a lot of places don’t have that

I went to ER with what i thought was asthma attack dr thought i had a blood clot so took scans found lung breast and lymph cancer. Given not long that was 7/5/24 just did the biopsy im praying im a candidate for mastectomy because i have had breast issues since 15 years old.

Hi Chelsey im actually going for a breast biopsy tomorrow (Wednesday 4 September 2024) the biopsy will be done through the centre of my right Nipple which is severely inverted with a 3.5 cm tumour . Im so scared 😭😭😭😭

Great video. I will be getting my drains removed tomorrow after they will have been in for thirteen days. The one on the left - I'm not at all concerned about. The tube on the right (where my cancer was) has some kind of branching that leads to the place where they removed the sentinel lymph node and two other lymph nodes. I can't quite figure out how that's going to work. Ugh. I'll stand it because I have to, but I'm not looking forward to the actual removal. BUT, I will be ever so glad to be rid of the tubes. Thanks again for your explanation of the process. Diane

I am 34 and diagnose with breast cancer when i was 31 turning 32 im having a hard time taking tamoxifen...living in a tropical country the hot flushes is killing me, the joint pain, the mood swing, having a hard time in sleeping.. This is not me. I want to go back who am i before.. The active and happy me..

Im refusing aromatase inhibitor once im finished chemo and radiotherapy. I want quality over quantity 😌

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I had a different cancer and different chemo, but I thought the two lessons which made it relatively easy for me, was hydrating during chemo and exercising throughout (walked an hour over the hill to the hospital to chemo and an hour back, and did hikes shortly after infusions). The very first two days were difficult, as I was huffing and puffing and just had no energy, but after that everything just went more or less back to normal. Having cancer has been a motivator for me and I am now fitter than anytime in the past 40 years, doing long hikes and even starting trail running.

It was a fun experience for me. Very calming and I zoned out everything by relaxing and thinking about life.. would do it again if need to..

Thank you so much for going into detail and even including the sounds. I think knowing ahead of time will help me be able to come up with good coping mechanisms and be able to stay more calm.

Thank you so much for sharing your story! I am crying with you as I sit here with an expander in my chest. xoxo

How long did you take it before you started feeling this way? I am suppose to start any day now but im not happy with the side effects.

You are aamzing !!

I am waiting to see if I need chemo. I might not but pretty I am likely to. I wonder how uncomfortable a wig will be. I want to keep my chemo to just close family. Chemo makes privacy hard. Is it better to keep cancer private or just come out with it?

I have started my bc journey. I've done the first Dr visit, mammogram, ultra sound, biopsy. I wish that I wrote down what the Dr told me, all I remember is pappilary, forgot if it was aggressive, or positive or negative. The doctor explained a lot, but my worry blurred it all. I see the doctor next week, maybe a ct scan, maybe surgery. If surgery, then radiation. Thank you Chelsey for telling us about your tattoo and what it is for. One less surprise. Thank you.

For me, I had sharp throbbing pain that I just thought was hormonal and it started 10 months ago. I got concerned these past 3 months when it became a daily pain . This past month I have been so exhausted that I’m practically sleeping a majority of the day away. I saw my doctor 3 weeks ago and he confirmed he felt a hard mass in my right breast. I’m supposed to have an ultrasound done in 2 weeks (the soonest they could get me in) and i have a gut feeling that it’s going to be bad news (breast cancer)

For me, I had sharp throbbing pain that I just thought was hormonal and it started 10 months ago. I got concerned these past 3 months when it became a daily pain . This past month I have been so exhausted that I’m practically sleeping a majority of the day away. I saw my doctor 3 weeks ago and he confirmed he felt a hard mass in my right breast. I’m supposed to have an ultrasound done in 2 weeks (the soonest they could get me in) and i have a gut feeling that it’s going to be bad news (breast cancer)

Hi Chelsey, what stage were you diagnosed at when you found out you had/have breast cancer?

Wonderful tips! Thanks! And you look great!!!

Words can’t express how I’m reading these comments and it’s almost as if they set us up for this because number one they always say your too young for a mammogram and have to beg for one two they say cancer is usually not associated with pain and they are mis informing us Im going through this now and I have a biopsy I’m so scared now after reading these comments because my situation is similar

Thank you for your great advice and sharing your experience.

I have big lumps