Hi everyone I haven’t been on here for quite awhile, but I am feeling so anxious even though the Dr reassured me she couldn’t feel anything and the breast looked normal. She said she would get in touch with the breast unit for advice and guidance just to reassure me. I have had a letter with an appointment for the 25th Nov for a scan. I felt reassured until I got this letter. I had breast cancer in 2019 in the left breast it was small and just needed a lumpectimy and radiotherapy. Then in 2023 4 months after my mammogram I found a lump and it turned out to be a lobular breast cancer. Again they classed it as small and the treatment was an op and radiotherapy followed by 5 years of letrozole. I had my mammogram in July and it was normal. It is silly I know I have no lump just I feel the texture is a little different than the other , I am constantly looking at them and sometimes I think the other one is the same but my mind tells me differently. I am just so scared they will find something and I will then have to go through more aggressive treatment. 2 drs have told me they cannot feel or see anything ,should I be reassured by this. Even though the letter says it is a 2 week quick appointment but it will be 5 weeks from seeing the Dr. Sorry for this long message. Today it was just got to me x
Oh @mazza21 we are here for you. I’m not surprised you feel anxious, one diagnosis is enough without another. You’ve had a tough time. It’s not surprising you feel anxious and worried. You are doing the right thing, if something doesn’t feel right ask to get it checked.
I can understand the wait until the 25th is going to feel like forever, try to plan some nice things to try and take your mind off it. A coffee with a friend, walk in the park or even just looking out of the window to watch the birds or cloud formations.
Please do ring the BCN nurses if you can on 0808 800 6000 from 9-4 Mon-Fri 9-1 Sat or MacMillan 0808 800 0000 from 8-8 7 days a week. There will be a king understanding ear to listen to your worries.
We will be with you throughout.
Take care.
Thankyou for sharing this again your story is another reason why i am gonna stick to my plan of double mastectomy to at least remove alot of the reoccurance risk even though I know not 100% of breast tissue is removed and chest wall cancer can occur, im not waiting and wondering what will happen next time, so sorry you are going through such anxiety 