looper

This is my first post also--just found this site.  I have DCIS, was diagnosed on Aug. 20, had a left mastectomy on Sept. 15, and had the surgery redone due to lack of healing on Oct. 1.  I'm having a very hard time with pain and discomfort, although I think a great deal of it is emotional.

 I feel so bad for the lady whose friends have seemingly abandoned her--very hard to understand.  So far I've had more attention than I can sometimes handle, and friends and family have been wonderful.  My surgery is recent, so we'll see how the long term goes, but right now everyone has gone way beyond the call.  My husband is at my side for every procedure and every emotional outburst, of which there are many these days.

I'm seeing my oncologist tomorrow for my first post-surgery, as I've only seen my plastic surgeon up until now.   Maybe I can get some answers, or maybe from those of you out there who feel tortured by the prickly feelings in the skin, some severe enough to make me wince and cry out.  I have an expander in, which I hear now is expected to cause discomfort.  It all seems so unfair.

I have much more to say, but this is a start.  Hope to make friends on this site!