Should prob. add… eldest kids are now 16 and 15 so P.A is prob. brilliant now, but was horribly understaffed back then…
Hi Sophie,
cheers for info, really appreciate it,again had just assumed every hospital did radiotherapy so was surprised when they said Bournemouth didnt & they told me to choose between Poole & Southampton so am assuming they mean general, cant go to poole, too many personal bad memories 
When do you next see onc ?
Sarah.xx
Sophie,
Just seen you put Thursday, same day for me.
Sarah.xx
Hiya All,
I hope today went well Sarah, been thinking off you <3 x,
As it looks like we’ll all be @ Soton General at roughly the same time, macmillan unit do a day programme in conjunction with the Looking good, Feeling Better people so maybe we could all get on that together?? From what I’ve heard sounds v good.
Any takers?
Helen x
Hi Sarah, how did you get on today? Hope it was a ‘good’ meeting, if that’s possible with an oncologist!
Mine went ok, bloods were all fine, so second dose of FEC tomorrow. I asked if I could delay 5th chemo as it fell on Crufts, and my onc. said ‘no problem at all’ - they will do it the following Mon or Tues instead, so that was good news 
Looks like rads are very probable for me - we went through my path. report together, and the clear margin from mx (what they refer to as the deep margin) was only 0.9mm, and onc. said she would hope for 2mm minimum. I said I’d rather have too much treatment than not enough, if there was doubt, so she’s going to phone Southampton radiology and discuss it with them. She did say oncs. do tend to differ in opinion over how much is enough, but she’d rather err on the side of caution.
That’s my news!! May bump into you down there at some point, then!
Sophie xx
Hi Helen,
Hope you are doing ok ?
i found out yesterday that there will be a slight delay before starting radiotherapy as am now going to need chemo, results yesterday not quite as i had hoped/prayed for but hey ho onwards & upwards but will let you know as soon as i have my plan as Macmillan thing does sound good.
Sarah.xxxx
hi all, i’m in bournemouth and just been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer! what a blow its been got op on 13th may for removal of lump and some nodes. still finding it all abit surreal at mo as only been 4 days since i found out. would love to make some friends on here and share experiences with people that understand.
Penny x
Hi all, nice to see there are localites here (although I would rather you not be here). I was newly diagnosed 5th August and just getting to find me feet on this great site. So informative. I haven’t quite got my head around having BC, just went for a routine mammogram and a lump was discovered. After two biopsies, the first was inconclusive I am now booked into have my op on 30th August. I am having the wire thing done to guide the surgeon to the area and also SLNB. Just praying everything will be ok. I am having this treatment at Poole Hospital anyone else having treatment there?
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
I had Rads at Poole ( just finished) but there are a cpl of others on here still having treatment there that should be along soon to say hi.
I had Wle & Snb so if you have any questions feel free to message me, i followed this with 6 lots of chemo & 20 Rads & am now on Tamoxifen for 5 yrs.
Sarah.xxx
Hi Sarah, thanks for getting back to me. It is all a bit of a blur at the moment. I am so nervous about what they will find when they do my op. Everyone says you will be fine but i wasn’t fine when everyone said that after I was recalled for my mammogram. I know I will have to have treatment but just not knowing what sort, is so scary. I feel such a whimp after seeing what other women on here have gone through but I have only just lost my mother to cancer 9 weeks ago so it is all a bit raw. I am sure I will be fine once I start treatment, it is just this waiting game that gets to you and imagining all sorts of things.
Thanks again Sarah x
Hi Barbara,
The waiting is the worse part but you will honestly feel so much better once you have a treatment plan in place.
A cpl of us meet now & again for coffee so if you fancy joining (after or before your surgery) you will be more than welcome.
So sorry about your mum, i know try not to worry seems a ridiculous thing to say but you will start to feel better once treatment gets going, in the meantime the ladies (& men) on here are fab & a brilliant source of support.
Take Care
Sarah.xxx
Hi All
I’ve recently been diagnosed with BC (last Thursday) at the Royal Bournmouth hospital. I live in the Christchurch area and going through the emotional roller coaster and feeling scared like everyone else. Don’t know an awful lot about the cancer yet except that its about 1cm and hormone receptive. I have my op booked for Monday 15th August and worried what else they might find. Just looking for some general support, especially in the local area. Although i have to say friends and family have been fantastic so far.
Hi Sarah,
Coffee sounds a great idea. Maybe once I have my surgery on 30th I could tag along. My hubby has the next two weeks off on holiday, we are just going out for days. Glad I didn’t have a proper holiday booked, I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy it. Thanks again for your support.
Alibaba 49
Let me know how your surgery goes on Monday. You are a little bit ahead of me. I am worrying myself to death also about what they will find. I have IDC but small, 10mm. Since being diagnosed I have every ache and pain under the sun. My imagination is running riot.
Best of luck
Barbara
Hi Sunshine1
Will definitely let you know how things go on Monday. Its going to be a busy day for me. Have to be at the RBH 9:15 for dye and wire, then up at Nuffield to have further mammo/ultrasound before op in the afternoon. Like you, scared of what else they might find and any further spread. Will find out more next week - eek!!
Alison
Hi Alison
At least we can have it all done on the one day. I am having the injection done at 8.45 for the dye, the wire inserted at 9.15 and op booked for late morning. I will certainly be glad to get the day out of the way. I am 53 and never had a GA before. Scared stiff!!!
Barbara
Hi Barbara
Not too worried about the GA as i had to have a caesarion with my first child - just felt nauseous afterwards. More worried about pains around my collar bone and now think i have a lump in my armpit although its right at the top. So scared its got into the lymph nodes but nothing showed up on my ultrasound. Still hoping its down to bruising from the biopsy and stress.
Going round my mates house in a minute with a few other friends but worried i’m going to be a bit of a mess tonight.
Must pull myself together and get on with fighting this horrible little lump!
Alison
Hi Alison,
I am sure it is our imaginations running away with us. I was told that my ultrasound looked clear but they can’t guarantee anything until they have done the op.
Have a glass of wine with your friends, might help you sleep. If you are like me, I am awake most of the night fretting.
Best of luck for Monday
Barbara