Sarah Ferguson opened up about her recovery after undergoing a single mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery. Last month, the 63-year-old Duchess of York revealed that she had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.
During an episode of her "Tea Talks" podcast with Sarah Thompson that was recorded one week after her surgery, Ferguson reflected on recuperating after the eight-hour procedure. "It's really just extraordinary to come to terms with a new you," she said on the episode that was released on July 5.
Ferguson continued, "It's extraordinary. You just cannot be complacent with yourself or life or just how lucky you are." The "Her Heart for a Compass" author recalled that her doctor had seen a "shadow" when she went in for a routine mammogram.
Ferguson said that she then went to London's Royal Free Hospital where she "had a contrast put in my arm" so doctors could further examine the shadow.