“I am living in constant pain – and I know I will have to go through this for many more months.'
A young mum has revealed her trauma and “constant agony” after a shock cancer diagnosis led to her undergoing a double mastectomy and complicated reconstructive surgery
After starting chemotherapy Chelsea, whose two young boys are aged three and four, was told that due to cancer being found in both breasts, she needed to have a double mastectomy in order to ensure that the disease was removed. The mastectomy was followed by reconstructive surgery. Chelsea says she was reassured by staff in the Ulster Hospital that there was “nothing to worry about”. Later, she says that she had concerns about her wounds becoming infected when they were slow to heal.
“I am now left with one breast and have had a balloon installed under my muscle that will slowly be inflated over the next few months until my body is in a position to have further implants installed, which will mean that I will be in pain for many more months.” “If it wasn’t for the support from my partner and family I just don’t know where I would be at the moment because there are times that I just don’t want to be here anymore after everything that I have been through.
The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust said: “The South Eastern Trust can confirm that the patient is being cared for in the Ulster Hospital, but cannot comment any further due to patient confidentiality.
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