Surgery and Recovery

Why won't anyone help with my mastectomy recovery pain and healing?

Ok I know I'm gonna get jazzed for this but I need people to understand and support me, I have no one to talk to but my son , my neck got slightly injured during surgery due to the bending my neck back to get the tube down my throught to breath during surgery, well i have severe arthritis in my cervical spine and degenerative disc disease needless to say its killing me and giveing me pain in my head i cry myself to sleep every night, I kept telling my surgeon about the pain they told me to tell my primary Dr so I did , he gets mad at the oncologists for as he said putting everything on the pcp, so he tells me it's their job. This went on for a month I felt like a ticking yoyo. Stressed out no proper wound care attitudes all over I lost it in my surgeons office I started crying because he said I need to quit smoking I told him I'm trying but it so hard I need help. But no suggestion to help me. Instead he said he was no longer my wound care place anymore the Mrs Ross will be but I can't see her till may 8th, I had a double bilateral mastectomy and 2 layers of lymph nodes removed which also had cancer in one lyphnode.i had estrogen and progesterone positive and hers -1. I'm on a anti hormone pill everyday for the next 5-10 years, my wounds on my chest isn't healing very good because im a smoker 1/2 Pkwy a day from the stress, I can't sleep or eat good, I'm always nauseous and on edge I had to be put on Valium to calm me down, no one wants to help with the pain I'm in and I guess I'm one of those lucky ones who feels everything on my chest and I'm still in pain even though my surgery date was December 3 2025. I still have craters in my chest and it's hard to manage my own wound care, there still pretty deep. My surgeons told me they can't do anything else for me so now I see my oncologist for wound care. I lost my shirt in his office crying again. Doesn't anyone care about me, I blew up and said oh you got what you wanted money for walking off my boobs, screw the healing and wound care. Is it asking too much for you to have a little companion. Where is the care a patient deserves, I just sraired at the floor crying my eyes out. I don't know what to do anymore.my chest looks like a freak show. All I want to do is hide from everyone.Ahhhhhhhĥ. sorry for the long rant 😥 I had to get that off my chest. Any suggestion would be helpful, just please don't say anything about me smoking cigarettes, I know i need to quit. I just need a friend right now who understand. I finally get an mri with contrast on my head and neck but not until may 8th. And still no help for the pain I'm in , makes a person think weird stuff.

What is this tennis ball sized lump under my armpit after lumpectomy?

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How do I cope with lung tumor biopsy results when I have no support?

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Has anyone had a lump after laparoscopy surgery with stomach pain?

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For anyone that’s lost their taste buds in this process, how long did it take to get them back if at all?

Has anyone had EBRT for stage 1 prostate cancer? Looking for experiences

I have Stage I, low-risk prostate cancer and I'm considering External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) as my treatment option. My doctor explained that this treatment uses targeted radiation beams from outside the body to destroy cancer cells while protecting nearby healthy tissue. I learned it's considered equally effective as surgery or active monitoring for my type of cancer. I'd love to connect with others who had similar diagnoses and hear about your experiences with treatment decisions and outcomes. • If you chose EBRT for low-risk prostate cancer, what was your experience like and what helped you through the process? • What factors helped you decide between EBRT, surgery, or active monitoring for your low-risk diagnosis?

Is it normal to have breast cancer twice in the same breast?

I just had a lumpectomy yesterday for stage 1 breast cancer. I had dcis 16 years ago in same breast ( left side).

Why am I having nightmares after mastectomy and how can I sleep better?

I've been having crazy bad nightmares ever since my bilateral mastectomy. I feel like I haven't had a good night's sleep since before surgery Is anyone else experiencing this or am I the only one. Does anyone have any ideas of how to make it stop I'm talking to a therapist three times a month and I'm seeing a psychiatrist and taking Klonopin and I wake up at like 5:00 a.m. in the morning or 4:30 in the morning because I'm just grateful to be out of the dream and I'm afraid to go back to sleep which makes for a very long day

What is pseudomyxoma peritonei and why surgery over chemo?

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare, slow-growing cancer that usually starts as a tumor in the appendix. It spreads throughout the abdomen, releasing mucin-producing cells that create a thick, gelatinous mucus, earning it the nickname "jelly belly". Another surgery than chemo yuck

Anyone having robotic prostatectomy surgery? Need your experiences

Question? Anyone, planning to have Robotic Prostatectomy, or having already? Really I will appreciate your answer.