Sorry about your dx, and hope the waiting around doesn’t get to you too much, that is the worse part of it I think. But as others have said you will get through this and having children will help it go quicker. I have 2 under 4 and they show me no mercy and they do help you through it, as you can’t help but laugh and smile with them, no matter how you are feeling.
Keep in touch and you will get so much help from the lovely, kind, caring ladies on here. I have over the last 24 hours getting my head shaved, and feel that without them, I would probably have been worse today.
It sounds like the wire you will have fitted is like in mine. It is just a marker so they know where the tumour is as if chemo is so successful it makes tumour disappear they know where is was. It is quite simple and quick they just put local aneathetic in and insert the coil, 10 mins ish. Not painful. Hope this helps, again check with BC Nurse etc if this is what it is.
Hi Julie from another one north of the border (Moray area)
I was 41 last year when I was diagnosed with IDC, a Grade 3, stage 2, 35mm tumour, luckily my daughter is a little older and was able to look after me during chemo and after my Mastectomy.
I know they put titatium clips in pre chemo (which for some reason I did not get!), so that they can tell where the tumour is if chemo shrinks it too much!! I assume in your case as your tumour is fairly small, the wire is so that they can identify what area to remove during surgery. I was initially told I was going to have this done after my chemo! but, they left it too late apparently???
Take it easy and try not to stress too much, which I know is very hard. My thoughts were always that I couldn’t do anything about my diagnosis, I had cancer and that I had to be very positive and get through this c**p - chemo was the worst time for me and on odd days I ‘nearly’ stopped my positive thoughts, but after a swift kick up the butt I surged onwards. Now a year later I’m here and I’m thriving.