Biopsy results in. Told this afternoon I have Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Cancer, lump is 2cm not 1cm as I was told on Monday. Lumpectomy in 2-3 weeks with Sentinel Node Biopsy. Will know more once lymph nodes are checked and lump sent for biopsy. If all ok I will have radiotherapy approx 1 month after surgery but chemo is still a possibility depending on results and my age.
Can’t quite believe it. It feels like I have been waiting forever to get to this point but it is only 3 weeks this weekend since I noticed the indentation.
I would like to say how great my GP and the Breast Care Clinic at Salisbury Hospital have been. Bit miffed that I will have to travel to Southampton Hospital for the radiotherapy but will have to cross that bridge when I get to it.
Had to break the news to my poor Mum who has recently started her chemo for Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma. Very upset but said we can help each other through this. Love her so much!!
Still feels surreal but have to remember it is treatable and I was lucky to find it early.
You have been diagnosed with same as me I had double mascetomy two weeks ago this Monday and results this Tuesday x dreading the results as you say though it treatable and I wish you all the best xx
I have exactly the same as you, lump is 1.5 cm, i have lumpectomy and SNB on Monday! my letter said ER 0/8, not sure what that means, just cant wait to geet it out. I will also haveto travel for raditherapy if required, bu i would travel to the ends of the earth if it was going to make be better.
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I’ve just finished 15 sessions of radiotherapy at Southampton, travelling from Basingtoke to get there. I found the team in Southampton wonderful, very caring and treated me like an individual, so I think you’ll be in great hands.
I too found telling my Mum the hardest thing to do. And like you, I consider myself lucky. It was picked up from screening and I had no symptoms or signs. It’s a bumpy journey along the way and I’ve found this forum really helpful as it’s so hard for people who haven’t been through this to understand how it impacts you and also to be able to read if what you’re experiencing is within the wide range of ‘normal’!
I’m two weeks post-radiotherapy now, back at work and hoping that I’ve successfully passed a couple of major milestones on this long journey. Best of luck on your journey!
After a lot of chasing around today, I have finally got a date for WLE and SNB - Friday 2nd May. Pre-ops on Tues and Weds next week. I will be having an ultra sound and markings first thing on the Friday and then going to Nuclear Medicine for the dye to test lymph nodes. Depending on biopsy done during surgery I may have to stay in for the night.
Glad to have a date, needed to know, needed to have something to focus on. My calmness finally ended yesterday with me getting very upset and having a very bad night. I am a control freak and as I have no control over this, I am not handling it very well!