Thank you Salopets. I know what you say about the waiting makes sense. I try to remind myself that if I didn’t shave my armpits I wouldnt have noticed a problem at all - as when my arm is in the air is when I noticed a dimple and its not very visible at all apart from then!!I hope you have a good Sunday x
Philidel - I have sent you a private message.
Best Wishes to all. LooLoo x
Philidel, you can have lipomodelling to fill in the dent. They suck out some fat from somewhere else on your body and inject it into your breast.
When I went for my first onc appointment recently she asked about family history of cancer, whether I was menopausal (I’m not, but probably not far off, so she organised a blood test to see where I’m at), any other medical issues etc. She then went through the tamoxifen treatment and told me about rads. I’m not having chemo, so I imagine it’s a bit more involved if you are. Pretty painless really.
If you’re doing chemo too the onc just goes over the drugs you’ll be getting, the side effects to expect, how it’s delivered, how long that will take, and gives you time to ask any questions. The BC nurse was there for mine, so between them they answered pretty much everything. Depending on what you’re getting, they’ll also tell you whether you are getting some pre-chemo scans like a chest x-ray and a heartscan. These are just to make sure everything is working fine before they start the chemo. Nothing to worry about.
Hi Looloo, Hi Philidel. Bit of a rollercoaster ride you’re now on, and waiting is the absolutely worst part. All you can do is try and stay as calm as you can and know that you are in good hands. I agree with the others on the NHS. They’re great for bc. I’ve had great treatment, plenty of explanations, plenty of help. I’m almost 9 weeks into 25 of chemo, then I get rad, and then Tamoxifen or whatever they’re giving out by that time. 45, WLE and sentinels at Christmas there.
Best of luck, and keep posting. I seriously don’t know what I would’ve done without this forum the past weeks.
hi philidel,
i had same procedure as you on 18/02 this year. results came back
with one of the margins unclear, so back in for day surgery last
thursday and now another 2 week wait for the results of the further
tissue removal.
what i wanted to ask you was, when did they give you the path report, or did you have to ask them for it. Havn’t had mine yet, have just been told that it was a grade 3 and inv breast cancer, and lump size 1/2" and am due to have chemo, rads and hormone treatment once the all clear has been given following surgery.
thank you
Hi Marble
What a pain to have to go back for more to be removed! And another wait too.
My surgeon talked through the results with me, drawing a diagram on the back of the path report. I wished I asked for a photocopy of the report, which I believe you’re entitled to do. I may do that the next time I go back.