Thanks to Dr.Sumitra for helping me get back my lost confidence

Hello everybody. I am Richa Majumdar, aged 42 years, female, working in a bank. I had always been conscious about my health throughout my life. But I never knew I would became a victim to breast cancer any day in my life. No pain, no lumps, no swelling & no redness but I don’t know how did I land up with breast cancer.

I still remember I was left with no time than to immediately decide that do I want to live any more or die or do I want to get my breast removed and stay whole my life with one breast. Which one to choose I never knew. And for me at that very moment meant life nothing is worth more than a life and I wanted to live. Though it was hard to choose whether to live with one breast or die, I realized first comes life and instantly I had to give my consent for removing my breast. And here I am alive to narrate my story to many of my fellow women who are going through the pain of breast cancer.

I was admitted, known nothing after that. I heard from my family members that they were all worried & tensed, standing outside the OT & moving here and there. After long hours of surgery my breast was removed. When I got back my consciousness, so much of padding, cotton & bandaging was on my right breast area that I could not feel much about the loss of one breast. But as the days passing I started worrying that how will I face the world & society with one breast. 

My mom was a great support to me. She always supported me in every good and bad times. I did not know how to handle my situation. My mom was there to make me feel good & avoid all my worries related to mastectomy. She was happy that I got saved. My treatment was continuing & the day came when I was discharged from the hospital.  I was shaking and shying while going back to home in my car. My family has to make me understand a lot before I could collect all my courage & get out of hospital & enter my car.tears were rolling down my eyes as I was approaching my house. I just wanted the god to take my life away & free me. 

So much of lowness & so much of helplessness. Seeing my condition. My brother and & my parents were there with me in the car. They told OK let’s not go home right now. Let’s drive somewhere around & then we will go back to home. All of them started talking about various diversified things, I know it was just to divert me.

Finally after 15 - 20 minutes I was calmed down & we reached my home. They all made sure not to leave me alone in my room. I saw a LCD television was installed in my room in my absence to keep me diverted always in TV. Mastectomy was a big pain for me.i did not want to meet any visitors. My family has to tell lie to visitors that I am sleeping/resting/ some other things. But I too knew that life can not move on like this & there has to be some solution. I asked my parents to consult the surgeon & understand how can I resume my normal life. And what can be done for the missing breast. 

Our doctor referred us to Dr. Sumitra , breast cancer rehabilitation specialist, she advised mastectomy kit to my mom. It was especially designed for mastectomy woman for use just after the discharge from the hospital. One of Dr. Sumitra’s assistant visited me & took my measurement & in a weeks time I got my mastectomy kit. I started wearing my artificial breast. Thanks to Dr. Sumitra for helping me regain my previous life.