Hi I posted in the New member section this morning and maybe I should have posted in here sorry if that was the wrong place.
Dont want to repost so if anyone can put my mind at rest a bit it will be much appreciated.
Here is the start of my post in the new member forum.
Hi all, I have just joined as I need some inspiration as I am really scared.
I am 53 and had my first mammo 3 years ago. I had my second one in June and I got a letter saying I needed to go for further investigations. I went to the Breast screening clinic and saw a small white circle on the x-ray. I had a biopsy via ultrasound scan. The doctor could see another dark spot which she wanted to get information on. I was put on the x-ray machine for them to try and biopsy. Poked, proded, moved, spiked but they couldnt get to it. I was sent home to wait a week for the results of the successful biopsy.
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Hi Fiona,I think you are probably more likely to get a reply in this section.I was called back from my second mammogram too.Very ,very scary.I looked at stats when they took my biopsy and 4 out of 5 are not cancer,if it looks suspicious they will biopsy it ,but doesn’t mean it is cancer.I was diagnosed with breast cancer end of May, at first I was terrified but once I knew what I was dealing with and what happens next I felt a lot better .Breast cancer detected at routine mammogram is often very early stage and very good prognosis so if you are diagnosed don’t panic it is not a death sentence.The ladies on this forum are very supportive so come back and get support if you need to. a week feel like an age I know,but hopefully you will get good news.
Yes Fiona,people here will totally understand what you are going through.There are so many ifs and buts over the first few weeks,they piece things together from a variety of different sources to help devise a treatment plan including biopsies and in some cases scans particularly if you have lobular cancer which is hard to see on a mammogram.There are a few of us talking on the "just diagnosed and wanting to talk to people who understand thread " who have been or are in the same position if you would like to join us.
Sorry pressed post before I had finished,friends and family try yo day the right things but often they get it wrong .They are freaked out and scared too, “be positive” I was told so many times , why will it cure me I felt lime saying,I’m bloody scared how can I be positive…it does get easier though I promise you,good days and bad days but less overwhelming.
Hi Fiona, I was where you are now but in April. Everyone on here will agree that it’s the waiting that is the most difficult.
I was diagnosed just before my 54th birthday following a routine mammogram, thank goodness and I am also a large lady, well my boobs certainly are (still) as I had a lumpectomy (personal choice). It’s difficult I know reading our replies from further down the road to treatment and recovery as you can’t imagine being here but you will. Once you know what you are dealing with and have a treatment plan, you will feel less frightened and ready to get rid of the bugger. It’s perfectly normal, and healthy, in my opinion to remain positive whilst being terrified, the word cancer alone is bloody scary isn’t it and it’s a new experience for us all?
You will find a lot of support here and your family and friends will be able to support you once you have all the info you need. They’re as much in the dark as you are now and we all were when first diagnosed but you and they will soon learn a whole new language and it will become easier.
Take good care if yourself x
Hi Fiona x
Sounds like you will get your results on Thursday then. They will tell you what treatment they recommend. You will have met your breast care nurse I imagine and they are a fountain of knowledge and plain talking so if you feel you have not taken all the information in you can always call your nurse. I wish I had recorded it on reflection as I was in shock obviously so while the doc was talking I wasn’t really listening! Just said ‘can I go now’! lol good job my friend and daughter were there to hear the good news… well best scenario, it’s treatable and been caught very early’. As Jill says, it’s not the death sentence it once was (I had myself dead n buried right there in the room!) so try to stay calm… We will all be routing for you Thursday and waiting to hear how it went. Sending love n hugs
Lorna xx
Hi Fiona, I found my first lump ( only 40 so had not had mammogram before) whilst investigating this one there was an area they decided to look at. They confirmed my first one was grade 3 and luckily they found the other on the u/s and took more biopsies (if they hadn’t I was going for an MRI too) glad they did as second area was a grade 2. Due to the position my best option was a masectomy. I am 3 weeks post op and have my results on Wednesday. Xx
Hi Fiona they will once your biopsy results are in. That helps them to plan your treatment . Good luck. Remember we are all here x