I was a ‘one-boobed bride’ on my wedding day, but I still felt beautifully walking through the aisle
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A woman who had a breast amputation after he was diagnosed with breast cancer has said that she still felt ‘beautiful’ like a ‘one-boobed bride’ on her wedding day.
Lynn Sifflete, 67 of the Wirral, was first diagnosed with Stadium 2 Breast Cancer last June During a routine mammogram, even though they have no visible symptoms or lumps.
Only three months before her wedding with ‘beautiful’ husband, Roy, Lynn was completely blinded by the diagnosis and needed a mastectomy for emergencies.
She explained that she had felt nothing wrong in the run -up to her diagnosis and had no idea that she was unwell until the investigation.
“My nodules were deep in the chest, so it shows the importance of getting your mammograms still regularly on top of checking yourself,” she said.
Lynn was referred to the hospital and received a breast amputation in August 2024, only two months after receiving the life -changing diagnosis.
With the big day around the corner, she got a breast match to help her fill in her wedding dress – only for a disaster to strike when she developed a complication.
“I was a 34th, I had come up my wedding, so I thought:” Oh yes, I want to look normally, put in the implant, “she said.
Lynn Sifflete, 67 of the Wirral, was first diagnosed with Stadium 2 Breast Cancer last June during a routine -mammogram, even though they had no visible symptoms or lumps
Because the nodules were deep in her breasts, she could not recognize them and she had no idea that she was unwell at the investigation. Depicted with her new husband, Roy
Despite the fact that he was hopeful after her reconstruction, Lynn was taken to the hospital after catching necrosis.
She was immediately taken to the theater where she had to have the implant removed and the mastectomy scared down.
“It was a really intense time and with the wedding I came into worries about how I would feel and look like, but Roy was through the whole thing with me, and he still couldn’t wait to marry me.”
After two previous marriages, Lynn was not convinced that she would ever find love again and was in the clouds when she met Roy.
After connecting to Match.com, the couple met and immediately turned it off, so that they have emitted a love that they hope for a lifetime.
“I never thought I could trust anyone with my heart again, but then I met Roy who was just this beautiful, old-school romantic man and I was in love,” she said.
After a year of dating, Lynn asked Roy on New Year’s Eve.
‘It was a jump year and I thought:’ Girl Power, I’m going to do it and I did! “” She remembered.
Lynn was referred to the hospital and received a breast amputation in August 2024, only two months after receiving the life -changing diagnosis. Depicted with a drain after the operation
With the big day around the corner, she got a breast reconstruction to help her fill in her wedding dress
The couple made the knot in September 2024, only a few months after Lynn heard she had cancer
The new bride said she was extremely grateful for the efforts of those who helped to ensure her in what was one of the most difficult periods of her life
The couple made the knot in September 2024, only three months after Lynn’s original diagnosis.
“I felt great on my wedding day, really beautiful and after I had experienced my recent trip with breast cancer, I felt even more grateful to marry this man with all my great friends and family, including my 93-year-old mother Elizabeth.”
The new bride said that she was extremely grateful for the efforts of those who helped to care for her in what was one of the most difficult periods of her life.
“I also want to thank the great team in the breast cancer unit in the Clatterbridge Hospital in De Wirral for their great care and support today,” she said.
Lynn organizes an afternoon tea in August and now raises money for breast cancer, research and support of the charity, to give back after her experience.
“I get all the girls together for beautiful cake and sandwiches, there will be bingo, pass on the package and call that tune, not to mention that I will do the garden with bunting and whatever!”
Every 10 minutes someone in the UK is told the news ‘that you have breast cancer’.
Thinking about her cancer journey, Lynn said: ‘It is a year since my diagnosis in June, and thanks to charities such as breast cancer now that fund research and consciousness, I can continue to lead my life here.
‘I want women to know that it is important that they know that they can still book mammograms of more than 70.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with more than 55,000 people diagnosed every year
Lynn organizes an afternoon tea in August and now raises money for breast cancer, research and support of the charity, to return after her experience
After two previous marriages, Lynn was not convinced that she would ever find love again, and was in the clouds when she met Roy
“The most important thing is that I have my health, Roy and I have my twin sister Jayne, my family, and despite my experience I am so happy that I was diagnosed and was able to be treated for this disease.”
Georgie Gibbons, now Afternoontheemanager at Breast Cancer, said: ‘I want to say a huge sincere gratitude to Lynn for hosting an afternoon tea and we hope you have a great time and enjoy the chance to come together with friends and family, while you know that your money is collecting breast cancer now life.
‘Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with more than 55,000 people established each year.
‘That is why we call on people in the UK to organize an afternoon tea in August to finance our life -saving research of breast cancer and vital support services.
‘It is not too late to host your own afternoon tea, and it doesn’t have to be big or luxurious. Whether you bake or buy, just try it – because every afternoon tea will help to provide support for today and hope for the future to people affected by breast cancer. ‘
Join Lynn in supporting life -saving breast cancer research and life -changing support by participating in this year’s breast cancer now afternoon Tea.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and affects more than two million women a year
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Every year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases and the disease claims the life of 11,500 women. In the US it affects 266,000 every year and kills 40,000. But what does it cause and how can it be treated?
What is breast cancer?
It comes from a cancer -like cell that develops on the lining of a channel or lobule in one of the breasts.
When the breast cancer has spread to the surrounding tissue, this is called ‘invasive’. Some people are diagnosed with ‘carcinoma in situ’, where no cancer cells have grown beyond the channel or lobule.
Most cases develop in people older than 50, but younger women are sometimes affected. Breast cancer can develop in men, although this is rare.
Staging indicates how large the cancer is and whether it has spread. Phase 1 is the earliest stage and phase 4 means that the cancer has spread to another part of the body.
The cancer cells are assessed from low, which means slow growth, to high, which is growing rapidly. High -quality cancers come back earlier after they have been treated for the first time.
What causes breast cancer?
A cancer -like tumor starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancer -like is unclear. It is thought that something certain genes in the cell is damaged or changed. This makes the cell abnormal and multiplies ‘from the market’.
Although breast cancer can develop for no clear reason, there are some risk factors that can increase the chance, such as genetics.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer?
The usual first symptom is a painless chunk in the chest, although most are not cancer and liquid -filled cysts that are benign.
The first place where breast cancer usually spreads are the lymph nodes in the armpit. If this happens, develop a swelling or lump in an armpit.
How is breast cancer diagnosed?
- First assessment: A doctor examines the breasts and armpits. They can do tests such as a mammography, a special X -ray of the breast tissue that can indicate the possibility of tumors.
- Biopsy: a biopsy is when a small sample of tissue is removed from a part of the body. The sample is then examined under a microscope to find abnormal cells. The sample can confirm or exclude cancer.
If you are confirmed to have breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess whether it has spread. Blood tests, an ultrasound of the liver or an X -ray of the breast.
How is breast cancer treated?
Treatment options that can be considered include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment. A combination of two or more of these treatments is often used.
- Surgery: breast -providing surgery or removing the affected breast, depending on the size of the tumor.
- Radiotherapy: a treatment that uses high energy bundles aimed at cancer -like fabric. This kills cancer cells or prevents them from multiplying. It is mainly used in addition to surgery.
- Chemotherapy: cancer treatment through the use of anti-cancer medicines that kill cancer cells, or prevent them from multiplying.
- Hormone treatments: Some types of breast cancer are influenced by the ‘female’ hormone estrogen that can stimulate cancer cells to share and multiply. Treatments that reduce or prevent the level of these hormones are often used in people with breast cancer.
How successful is the treatment?
The prospects are best for those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumor at an early stage can then give a good chance of healing.
The routine mammography offered to women between the ages of 50 and 71 means that more breast cancers are diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
For more information, go to BorstCancernow.org or call the free helpline on 0808 800 6000
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