Hi I was diagnosed with DCIS 5 weeks ago. I since have had a WLE which revealed I had 8mm of invasive ductal cancer but my margins are clear. It was a stage 3 cancer so the consultant said it would be better to have axillary sampling performed to check that the cancer has not spread to my lymph nodes, he is 90% sure it hasn’t but there is always the 10% chance.
I am finding it tough just now waiting for the results, also I have had to cope with 2 operations and all this information when I was perfectly fit and healthy 5 weeks ago.
I know that I am very lucky as everything that can be done for me has happened quickly. I have had the best of attention from both the consultant and the breast care nurses and staff in hospital. It is just so much to take in, and i am now wondering what is going to happen on Friday.
WeeAnnie
Hi WeeAnnie,
Welcome to the Breast Cancer Care Discussion Forums, where I’m sure you’ll get lots of support from the other users of this site.
If you feel you would like to talk to someone in confidence then the BCC helpline is here for you, offering support and information. Calls to the helpline are free, lines are open Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm and Sat 9am - 2pm Tel: 0808 800 6000
Kind regards,
Kate, BCC Facilitator
Hi, so sorry you have had to join us but it is a good place to be, you will find as much support, help, and advice plus the best freinds ever on here.
You are going through the worst at the moment, the waiting is always the horrible part, I think once we know what we are up against we as women can cope better, it´s always the not knowing.
I too am waiting on tests, I am 42 yrs old, dx Nov, had my op just before Christmas, my DX is HER 3 pos ER3 pos, 22 node removal, 16 infected. The tests i´m to have done is bone scans, I wasn´t too concerned but since starting my chemo I have been getting lots of pain in my neck and collarbone, hopefully just the aches from chemo!
So I do understand the waiting you are going through, On a positive note it sounds like you have coped very well with your ops, DX etc…
Good luck for Friday and please keep us posted, whatever the outcome we are all here for you and thinking of you. Sending you hugs…
Love Teresa xxx
Hi Weeannie
The waiting is the worst part. Once you get your results it is easier in a strange way. I have also had a wle for a grade 3 and have just begun chemo it is not easy but you do get through it. I hope Friday goes well and your results are good. x
Hi Weeannie
Just wanted to say good luck for results day…keep us posted.
Take care
HC xx
Hi Weeannie
just like the others I agree the waithing is the worst part of all this, once you are given a treatment plan you feel like you are getting somewhere. I am half way through my chemo now and it feels great to be counting down the sessions rather than counting up keep your chin up and all the best for friday.
donna x
Hi
Ditto to what the others have said. I found it the hardest bpart to wait for results and don’t think I’ll ever forget that feeling. Once you have treatment plan and know what path you will be taking, it does get easier.
Hugs
Julia xx
Having read some of the comments, I feel so much better (if that is the right word)I was diagnosed Feb17th 2010 core biopsy results.I have just been seen by my surgeon today, the wait has been horrendous suffering every emotion going.I am having WLE on the 31st March and I can’t wait to get rid of this thing. Sorry for the rant just joined BCC need to blow some steam. My heart goes out to all of you.Getting choked up again can’ see the keyboard properly.
Facelady x
Hi facelady
I was diagnosed in October with microcalcification in left breast I had a WLE in November, then developed a haematoma so had another op, didn’t get clear margins so then had another op on 15th Dec and that was fine, I have just finished 15 sessions of radiotherapy.
The waiting and panicing is the worst part, once you get the op done and then know what is coming next I promise it does get easier. Just concentrate on the physical part of this the emotional bit comes later.
You are a lot stronger than you think and will get through this.
This forum has been the best thing for me as on here I could get advice, sympathy and cheering up when it was needed.
Take care and if I can give you any help with anything that is worrying you then just ask.
phillippa x
Thank you so much for your encouraging words. x
Hi facelady
Welcome to the BCC forums.
I have posted a link below to our new resource pack which you may find helpful, it has been designed for those newly diagnosed, just click on the link to access the order form. You can also order more information publications on the same page by clicking on the links on the same page under the ‘quick order list’.
If you would like to speak to someone in confidence please do call our helpline on 0808 800 6000, the line is open weekdays 9-5 and Sat 9-2, our team of specialist nurses and trained helpliners can offer you further support and information. Hope this helps.
Best wishes
Lucy
Hi muffett
Thanks for your kind words and support it is good to speak to somebody that knows how I feel.
I have a very supportive family and freinds but nobody has been through this before.
love Weeannie.
Hi lala
Thanks for your kind words and support it is good to know that I am not alone.
Although I have the best family and friends in the world it is difficult for them to understand what I am going through, especially as 5 weeks ago i was fit and healthy.
Love Weeannie.
Hi Hippychick
Thanks for your kind thoughts. I will keep you posted about my results on Friday.
Love Weeannie
Hi lilyloo
Thanks for your support and kind words. I will keep my chin up and let you what happens on friday. You have given me lots of encouragement to cope whatever happens.
Hi rancidtart
Good to know that there are people I can talk to. Although i have great family and friends it is difficult sometimes for them to understand how I feel. I know once i get my treatment plan I will feel better.
Hi, I am a new member. I am 46 and was diagnosed with BC on 25th February after finding a lump and had a lumpectomy on 5th March. I was told it was a grade 3 but get all the results on Friday when I’m told what treatment I will need. The Breast Care nurses have more or less said I’ll need chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I am finding it hard to accept I have BC as I have 2 children aged 8 and 12. I am muddling along and have fantastic support from my family and friends but I think the waiting is the worst. No-one can understand unless they have been through this and I’d been told that this forum was very supportive. I would love to hear from anyone going through this awful disease.
Thanks.
Hi
Can any one tell me what happens if all of your lymph nodes are affected by the cancer, is it automatically a clearance or can you be treated with radiotheraphy and chemo.
Just getting ready for my test results on Friday.
Hi Weeannie - not much help i’m afraid, not sure but thought perhaps clearance first to see how many were affected - thinking perhaps that would then help them deciude what treatment is best. Hopefully someone will know for sure.
Lynn
Hi lynvee
Thanks for your support. I think I am just getting myself prepared for the worst on Friday. The last two times I have had results they have not been good. I know that the consultant did say that if there is anything there it could probably be treated with radiotheraphy, I know I am having radiotheraphy on my breast anyway.
Just wondered if others had gone through this and how they felt.
I am very positive about the results but just like to get myself prepared for anything new which might be said.
Speak to you soon
Weeannie x