Operation day 13th Feb

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I am starting to panic, stress out and become extremely anxious.

Diagnosed in June 2025 with TRNBC in my right breast and HER2 in my left.

Chemo has shrunk my cancer considerably. Last chemo session was on the 23rd December but still on immunotherapy till June 2026.

My operation is coming up and I am getting really scared. I did a stupid thing and googled mastectomy scars and some of the pictures did not look good. I am petrified that that will be me. Those dog ears, flabby skin. I am not having reconstruction.

I am having a full mastectomy because I don't want to go through all this again. Had a few issues going through chemo.

Scared shitless

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