I’m a newbie to this whole BC thing/ scare. I can only say think to say ‘be brave’ and I am thinking of you and sending lots of cyber support. Good on you Gill for having your friends around. I went out Wednesday night before my gp appointment and it made a huge difference. Sue, I was thinking about what your wrote ‘you go deaf’. in the appointmnet. My hubby and I do respite care for 3 children with special needs (they all live with their mums and dads - come to us on set nights of the week). So my dilema is… when to take hubby with me to appointment. I did the gp on my own because it was school time for pick up and I kinda knew ‘sommat would happen’, but the next appointment for ultrasound, do I go on my own or not? Hubby wants to come, but don’t want to let my ‘families down’. I supose a decision will be better made when I know what day / time appointment etc. But if it’s mice / cysts I reckon I could do that on my own, but then if the doc says its BC it would be a different story.
I think the ladies who have gone through operations and treatments you are all so brave. I did the edinburgh breast cancer moonwalk (26.2M) in June it was brilliant. At the time I thought I was just doing ‘a good thing’. I never thought I’d be knocking at the bc door myself.
Sorry ladies I’d be no good on ‘twitter’ my posts are always long.
delorez, take hub with you if you can. i didn’t want mine to come - but i was glad he did afterwards - as apart from having a wobbly, i also ‘went deaf’.
i will also try writing things down - it is probably a really good therapy.
i am so glad i have found this site - you are all great.
I would recommend taking someone with you as well. I was on my own when got diagnosis and was in a bit of a mess, to put it mildly. I thought that the original cyst had grown, so was a bit of a shocker. As I got diagnosis on the same day my divorce came through, I now take my mum with me. Can be a bit of a nightmare with mum though, as everything is ‘we’, what time is our appointment etc. Well mine at eleven, what time’s yours! Its a bit annoying as its about me, but i understand it must be hard for her as well.
well i saw my consultant today - am having WLE on new years eve with SNB. Followed by radiotherapy.
breast nurse is coming to see me on wednesday morning. have to go back for a dye injection on wednesday and pre-op’s next wednesday.
i am feeling somewhat relieved as no mastectomy and hopefully no chemo if radiotherapy works.
it’s amazing how you move the goal posts on what you want the outcome to be - but although ‘pleased’ is a strange word to use in this situation - i know it could have been much worse
