I stupidly had a nice day today with my sister and have come home and reinstalled the Google app on my iPhone and now I feel sick and worried again!
Step away from Google!!!What I have learnt over the last 12 months on this forum is that everybody’s situation is unique and the generalisations you read on the Internet may very well be totally inaccurate for you.You will feel much better when you know what happens next and when .Vast majority of women with breast cancer will survive it ,good chance that given you have a small lump and caught early you will do too .Jill
It just doesn’t feel like that at the moment, I feel like I’m going to die
Of course you do ,cos you are overwhelmed by anxiety ,being faced with an illness like this really ,really shakes you to the core ,BUT there is a very good chance you will survive this .I felt the same this time last year was planning my funeral ,crying about not knowing my Grandchildren,dark thoughts at night ,BUT still here perfectly OK ,op got rid of cancer, had radiotherapy to reduce risk of it coming back .Life goes on,life is different but it goes on and you can enjoy things again .When do you get your results ?
I feel like my life is over and I’m never going to enjoy myself again. Results Thursday however they have basically told me it’s cancer already
Ok ,it may very well be cancer ,but caught early this is a very treatable cancer and you have a good chance of leafing a full and happy life,if you don’t believe me Google it and you will find the stats ,vast majority of worn diagnosed with breast cancer will still be alive and kicking in 10 years time and progress is being made al the time .
I just keep thinking I’m going to be one of the ones who don’t make it x
Suzie the wait for a definite diagnosis is absolute torture my love and I know exactly what you are going through,we all imagined every ache was spread , it’s completely normal. I and many other lovely ladies here have been there believe me but the world doesn’t end and your life upon diagnosis certainly isn’t over!
Try and take a step back and try not to have yourself dead and buried, If you are diagnosed it isn’t a death sentence, yes it’s total crap and not what any of us want to have to deal with but we have no choice and you will cope if you have to, just focus on getting the facts on Thursday and nothing beyond, you cannot second guess what is going to happen no matter what they told you at your biopsy, I came away being told they expected a benign result but they were wrong so they don’t know everything! But hey I’m still here over a year later and life is carrying on as normal ? Whatever happens you will be ok, they know what they are doing and you will be well looked after, and of course you could get the all clear and all this anguish would have been for nothing! You cannot let this get the better of you my love, we have to fight back and show this B#%rd who is in charge!! Xx Jo
Hi Suzie
I am so glad you had a good day yesteday - And yes, I agree with alll of the ladies here. Googling anything is not helping at all at the moment. Especially, as you have not had your diagnosis yet.
There is not just one type of breast cancer. There are so many and they all have their own versions, too.
Type, stage, grade, spread, 3 kinds of receptors (this is something that a cancer cell has, which when it is ‘fed’ can make it grow), whether receptors are positive or negative - and again a combination of that - is a huge number of different diagnoses. The variety of the many breastcancers tend to have very different outcomes - depending on so many differing factors, including your individual health and circumstances.
When you read on Google, you are unlikely to know what the actual diagnosis of that person was or those persons were.
Of course you are very worried, but when you google, you may often get information, which is out of date by many years, blogs and comments from people, who describe their experiences in a way, that makes us believe our journey will be like theirs. And this is simply not the case. You have not had your diagnosis yet - so much of what you read, may not relate to you at all!
If you want to find out more then explore this site or the Macmillan site - there is so much information around.
Please keep in touch with me, when you get really worried - you have my details - I am here for you and will try my absolute best to try and see you throught this. And also try and ring the helpline on this site - they will really be able to help you, too.
It is a scary place - I know - I was there, too.
Hugs
Sue xxx
Hi Suzie22,
I am really sorry to hear you are going through this difficult time but I am glad to see you are getting support from other users.
Using Google can make us feel worried from time to time so please do call our free helpline at 0808 800 6000. They will be able to talk you through some of the questions you have and offer a friendly ear. The opening hours are below.
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Late opening Wednesday 9am-7pm,
Saturday, 9am-1pm
Best wishes,
Lizzy