I thought I was going to die of breast cancer but got best birthday gift

A MUM informed how she received one of the best birthday current ever – an operation to take away breast most cancers.

Heather Milne turned 41 the day after she went underneath the knife to do away with the doubtless lethal illness.

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Her surgeon even gave her a birthday card to recognise the milestone and want her all one of the best.

Heather, from Elgin, Moray, is now on a mission to unfold the phrase about her ordeal to assist others spot the sickness.

She mentioned: “It’s one of the best current actually. It’s one thing that cash can’t purchase so you may’t ask for something extra are you able to?

“Most cancers simply throws a bomb into the center of your life and adjustments all the pieces.

“You all the time really feel like it is going to all the time occur to another person and by no means to you. However that’s not the case.”

In June Heather raised money for an area meals financial institution by scaling 2,700ft excessive Ben Rinnes 5 instances in 24 hours.

Earlier than that she shed three stone in a yr as she’d began bodybuilding.

However proper after the problem she observed a lump in her breast after she’d gone out for one thing to eat.

Heather mentioned: “I felt it via my garments after I went to brush one thing off my high. I knew there was one thing mistaken.

“The scary factor is that I didn’t really feel ailing and I used to be the fittest I’ve ever been in my life.”

Heather, mum to Cameron, 20, Chloe, 18, and Morgan, 14 was despatched to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for checks.

Medics warned her to count on the worst and inside weeks she was informed she had stage two breast most cancers.

She underwent surgical procedure on August 31 and is awaiting take a look at outcomes to see if she wants additional remedy.

Heather mentioned: “My youngest requested me if I used to be going to die. And I suppose that’s what I used to be pondering too.

“However prognosis isn’t the top, particularly if you happen to can catch it early sufficient. The faster the prognosis the upper your probability of survival.”

Heather runs store Needle Little Love in Elgin and the very first thing she did when she awakened within the ward was put all her piercings again in.

Her breasts have been rebuilt throughout the surgical procedure and she or he’s not been shy about her new look.

She mentioned: “They’re all perky once more. Each time a pal has come to go to I’ve been asking them if they need a glance.”

Heather has been conserving her clients up to date about her progress on social media.

And she or he’s planning on holding a particular evening to show others what to look out for however is struggling to discover a medical skilled to provide a chat.

She added: “If only one individual goes away from the evening and feels a lump and will get it checked then it will likely be job achieved.”

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