Just to introduce myself to everyone. I am a working woman with 3 children. i went for a mammogram 0n 16th Feb and had a recall letter last Friday with an appointment with the breast clinic for yesterday. Early evening yesterday I was diagnosed with breast cancer. After six biopsies (3 in my lymph nodes) I was told it looks very sinister and to come back next Wednesday for the results of the biopsies.
This morning I have a mother of all headaches, I feel numb and sick and don’t know what to do . Does this get any better?
Thanks for listening
Suex
Hello Suleo
Welcome to the forums. I’m sorry to hear of your diagnosis, the first few weeks are always difficult when coming to terms with your diagnosis and treatment.
As well as the support you will receive on the forums you might find it helpful to order the BCC resources pack. It has been specifically designed for those newly diagnosed and contains information to help you understand your diagnosis, test results and the various treatments available. If you would like to order a copy just follow the link bellow:-
You may also like to talk things through with one of the helpline staff, they are there to offer emotional support as well as provide information. The free phone number is 0808 800 6000 and lines are open 9-5 Monday to Friday and 10-2 Saturday.
Best wishes
June, moderator
Hi sue,
I am so sorry to hear this I have only just been diagnosed myself (have had surgery and start chemo tomorrow) I had a total of 9 infected lymph nodes! All of the waiting at the beginning is very very hard and although it sounds silly once you have a treatment plan in place things get a lot better as you can just concentrate on that and getting well again.
You will get a lot of support from this site and please don’t google anything as most of the information is out of date and you will scare yourself unnecessarily!
Good luck on your journey and here’s to you getting well, take car, janey xx
hi sue, so sorry to here your news, i really feel for you it only feels like weeks ago i was going through same stage, but im a bit futher down the line, i think the beging is the hardest as your emotionaly you will all over the place, its true what janey said, once there is a plan in place it will settle a bit and you can concontrate on your journey and geting better,
best wishes to you and sending you strenth and hugs xxx
Thankyou for that June, I have downloaded the resource pack and got myself a cup of tea and some dunkers, thats a positive move for starters eh?!
janey, you have no idea how your words have helped me already, suddenly I don’t feel quite so alone. My shocking news was only 5pm yesterday so I think I might still be in shock. I am a very postive person so I am sure I will soon see things differently. Yes, GOOGLE is a def no-no for me, I’m scared enough already!
Suex
Hi Suleo
Firstly, so sorry you are having to go through this but you have come to the best place for help, advice and most of all tons of support.
I know exactly how you feel as I was also recalled after a routine mammogram. I had an ultrasound and about 4 biopsies. The doctor said to me after he’d taken them that my lump looked ‘very nasty’ and that the lymph glands also looked to be infected. I was absolutely terrified and convinced myself that I’d had the cancer for a very long time and that I was beyond saving !!!
Going back for the results I was preparing myself for very bad news but my cancer turned out to be a small stage 1 with no lymph glands affected. I had a lumpectomy and an SNB and this confirmed that the nodes were clear and I also had clear margins (the tissue around the lump). It was 15 sessions of Radiotherapy for me (only 3 left) and a Letrozole tab for 5 years.
I really do wish that the person doing the second screening/biopsies were a little more careful in what they say to people, I was in such a state over what mine had said and really think that they need to be a little more careful. I can understand that they do pre-warn you that it is very likely to be BC but think that the words ‘sinister’ and ‘very nasty’ should not be bandied around.
It does get better Suleo, as soon as I had my results and got a treatment plan into place I felt loads better (they don’t muck about either). Also the survival rates for Breast Cancer now are so so much better than years ago.
Thinking of you and you will feel much better once you have your treatment plan all organised.
Keep us posted.
Big fat hugs 
xxx
Thankyou sunshine lilly and Feebs for your encouragement and sharing your experiences with me. It helps so much… You are right, emotionally i am all over the place and I agree, words like ‘sinister’ and ‘very nasty’ should never be used without thought for the recipient. I walked out of the hospital shaking like mad and the word ‘very sinister’ going round and round in my head as if it was the only thing that was said to me, good job my OH was with me to try and take it all in…
Suex