Not a club I really wanted to join, but hey ho, that’s life.
I was diagnosed on Wednesday with grade 2 invasive ductal cancer. It’s tiny, 8mm and it was only detected through a mammogram, so I feel extremely lucky, I know that sounds nuts, but it’s true. I am waiting for blood test results (including genetic tests), but I have a date for surgery, 11th October so not long now.
I think I am calm and emotionally stable outwardly, no tears, but I think I must be stressed as I have really lost my appetite and even though I sleep well, this morning I woke at 5.30am and got up, on a Saturday that is unheard of for me.
Hi Wrightie,
I too am a new member of the club, sorry you find yourself here too.
I diagnosed on Wednesday after visiting GP with a palpable lump (too young for routine mammograms). It’s been a real shock and I spent Wednesday in tears and Thursday was an emotional day telling my Dad and siblings (we lost out mum to this nasty disease 7 years ago when she was 58) but yesterday and today have very much been business as usual. Couldn’t eat or sleep 1st couple of days either but appetite has returned a wee bit, I have tea coursing through my veins and I think the tiredness got to me as slept 9 hours solid last night, til the toddler woke me at 7am!!
My wee boy is 19 months and his world needs to not change for now and tonight is my husband’s 40th birthday party! Life goes on and no option not to get on with it!
You already seem to be a step ahead of me, I know it’s stage 2 but nothing else, they took blood straight after they told me the news but no results yet, I have an appointment on Tuesday to hopefully find out more and get surgery date, they’ve already said Radiotherapy and/or Chemo are likely. Know I’ll feel better once we have a plan in place. We’re meant to be going on holiday on the 4th October, looks like we’ll maybe need to cancel that but I’m almost hoping we get to squeeze it in before everything starts!
Good luck!
Hi jmag81 (sorry, I don’t know how to tag people on here)!
I am also too young for mammograms (46) but have them yearly due to family history otherwise mine would have gone undetected.
It’s no wonder you were so upset, it’s just so surreal. I guess I’d already kinda convinced myself what it was, so getting the diagnosis was actually a relief. It’s something tangible to deal with.
As for your holiday, it sounds like you might get a lot more info on Tuesday, so I guess it’s play it by ear for that one. My op is the 11th but I was offered the option of a later one with a different consultant but I decided sooner is best for me.
I too am not used to the uncertainty, my genetic testing results are unlikely to be back until the end of October, and the results of those might mean another operation, mastectomy, but I am trying not to jump the gun and think ahead too much…
I hope this helps you…
Enjoy the party tonight (if you can), try and distract yourself as much as possible, I’m sure an 18 month old will help you out in that respect. Xxxxx
Wrightie
Totally natural what you are feeling, especially the waking in the “wee small hours”, you are starting to process everything that you have been told so far, all I can say is that it will get better, just take it one step at a time and give yourself small milestones, they are the best and help you to not think about things you dont know about yet, they can be dealt with as they need to be.
Sending you a hug
Helena xxx
Hi Wrightie, am newly diagnosed too also 10mm invasive ductal cancer grade 2 Stage 1 - from routine mammogram - surgery 4th Oct - have kind of settled into diagnosis but still waiting Her2 test outcome, which is making me very anxious, as if positive will need chemo, which scares me. Good luck 11th -
Good luck bobis for your op too. Yeah, I’m waiting on herceptin and hormone blood results too. Chemo scmeno is my view, a lot of people on here seem to be able to cope with it, and so will you or me if we need it…raaaahhh! !
Xxxxx