前回の手術は部分摘出で傷も大きくなかったけど、今回は全摘で傷も大きい分痛みも大きかった

 

思っても見ないところで痛みが出た

ベッドから起き上がる時、腹筋を使ってる時に胸筋も使っているのか

術後数日は自分で起き上がれなかった

 

ナースさんに起こしてほしいとお願いしたら、自分で起きて下さいと嫌なことを言われた

と入院中にできた友達に漏らしたら、その子が看護婦さんに抗議してくれた

正義感が強い子だった

 

残りの入院中は、胸に包帯を巻いていて、先生が術後の傷口を見るときだけ包帯を取った

まだ自分のなくなった胸と向き合える気がしなくて、先生が傷を観察している時は目を背け、一度も見なかった

 

The first surgery was partial mastectomy and my scar and pain was relatively small

This time I had full mastectomy - which mean I had my full breast removed 

The scar and pain was more significant than what I had experienced before

 

Pain came in different ways

One of them was not being able to get up from bed myself - I must have been using my pectoral muscles together with my abs when I woke up from bed

I needed help for a few days after surgery

 

I asked the nurse to help me several times

One of the busy nurses told me to get up myself

My new friend was compassionate and told the nurses off - I wasn't asking for help for what I could do myself

 

During the rest of the stay at the hospital, I had a bandage around my breast

The only time it came off was when the doctor came to check

I didn't have the courage to face the non-existence of a part of my body yet