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Age at diagnosis: under 50
Felicity - Interview 23  

Felicity - Interview 23

Age at Interview: 43
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 41
Background: Felicity is a married health improvement practitioner with two children. Ethnic background / nationality: White British
Brief outline:Felicity was diagnosed with DCIS, aged 41, after being referred to a breast clinic because of breast pain. She had two excision operations, a mastectomy and radiotherapy.

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Felicity is happy using a prosthesis, though does sometimes feel lop-sided. She said she feels lucky because ‘I didn’t lose an arm, I just lost a breast’.

 



Actually I'm very comfortable with the prosthesis and it's not great. I do feel a bit lopsided sometimes and I, but I really, I don't think about it that much at all. The prosthesis is great, you know. I'm very comfortable with it. The scar, you know, I have, I mean it’s healed up fantastically. I consider myself to be very lucky. I have a friend who’s in the last stages of cancer and I think, “I didn't lose an arm, I just lost a breast”.
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