Hi all
I posted on here earlier this week as I have just been newly diagnosed and I just wanted to ask what is probably a silly question!
Since being diagnosed I seem to have every ache and pain going! I have constant back pain and also like an indigestion pain in my chest. My sensible self tells me it’s all stress related and I have also phones my BC nurse and she said it’s highly unlikely anything has spread. I’m really working myself up about it all, especially with the history of family cancer.
I know none of you can say for definite what it may be, but did anyone else start feeling aches and pains?!
Thanks ladies x
Hi Sarah,just about everyone I have ever spoken to has felt the same ,you suddenly become aware of the slightest twinge and because you are already in an anxious state it is easy to think the worst ,Vast of women when first diagnosed will not have had any spread outside the breast .Not sure exactly of the stats but think it’s around 95%?
Thanks Jill. I know I’m being ridiculous but all sorts goes on in my mind ! X
Hello Sarah, yes I had every ache and pain going, plus itchy skin, numb hands (anxiety) most of which have gone now I have calmed down a bit. I’m sure it will be the case with you too as it is only natural to go into anxiety overdrive!! Hope all goes well for your treatment, have you had a treatment plan yet? as I felt a bit calmer once I knew what was happening and when. Take care, Jo. X
Sarah you poor thing, know that feeling! It’s soooo hard in that time between diagnosis & surgery as your mind is on overdrive. I keep imagining cancer cells pinging off mine because I had to wait 4 weeks BUT they say these mutant boob aliens take years to form & a few weeks either way doesn’t make any difference to your prognosis. How are you sleeping? Have you shared the news with any close friends? If it’s any consellation, you are in the worse part of it right now & your mind does settle down. Do you know your treatment plan yet? xx
Hi Sarah, really sorry to hear you have been diagnosed. This is such a difficult time and you are probably waiting for results too.
I was diagnosed in March of this year. In some ways it feels like a lifetime ago and in some ways just like yesterday. One thing I remember so well is how I felt days after my diagnosis and like you had aches and pains everywhere. I went to see my GP at the time to discuss the diagnosis generally and she reassured me that it was probably stress/anxiety related. I had never felt aches like it before, and she said I hadn’t had this sort of diagnosis before. I had pains in my chest and arms. As the treatment plan came together the pain disappeared.
So so not a silly question at all. I hope your aches go soon. Best wishes. Jill xx
I also had palpitations so convinced myself it has spread to my heart !!!It was just anxiety ,scary symptoms though GP sent me for ECG!!!
Thanks everyone. It makes a huge difference to know I’m not alone and not going mad! I’m back at the hospital on Friday for more biopsy results. My lymph nodes appear to be clear but there are areas of calcification in addition to the main lump which may or may not be cancerous. So that’s what I’m waiting to find out, then I’m presuming a plan will follow. Surgery and chemo has been mentioned so I’m preparing myself for that x
Hi Sarah. I had (and am still aware of) pains all over the place! Like Jill below I also had palpitations and a tight chest - thought it would be bit ironic if I had heart attack! It’s a horrible time. Still think my blood pressure is up the spout! What a shock we have all had - one minute we’re as well as the next person and then, out of nowhere, we’ve joined the Club. Big hugs to all of us - we deserve them!
H Sarah, Oh my the dreaded anxiety! I ached all over and felt so unwell, could barely swallow my own Saliva let alone food and didn’t sleep a wink for weeks! Of course I wasn’t riddled any more than you are and my treatment was very straightforward but these feelings in the early days are totally natural and they will settle down honestly, we cannot possibly live for too long in such a state and once you have the true picture you will start to feel better, things will be nothing like you fear right now, I’m over a year from treatment and feeling great now! Xx Jo
Thanks Jo. Really appreciate everyone taking the time to reply and reassure me xx