Hi,
Last friday (20th Jan) the bombshell was dropped on me that i was diagnosed with breast cancer, i discovered a small lump in my right breast in october and did all the right things by immediately going to my doctors and was referred to my local hospital who did a mammogram and a ultra sound and a FNA on surrounding treatment, That day the doctors got quieter and quiter as the day went on as they thought it was just a cyst,a week later i was given the results as more than likely the lump was benign.
Due to a large history of ovarian cancer and breast cancer they decided to do a lumpectomy (just in case).
I finally had the lupectomy done on the 6th jan and they told me they would write to me with the result!!!
On friday 20th jan i received a phone call at 7.50am asking me to urgently come to the hospital for them to discuss my results, i knew it couldnt be good news, i was told at 9.30am that the lump was cancer it was invasive cancer and they needed to do an ultra sound on my lymph gland and that was swollen so they had to do a FNA on it
Tomorrow i get the results which will give a new plan of treatment and i have to go back in on monder for a wider excision to take more tissue, my lump was only 9mm but this is so much to take in and i feel so scared as i dont know what to expect and i have been told that i will definitely have to have radiotherapy,
Hi Queenie
sorry you are joining us here - but you will get lots of support and advice if you have particular questions…
The big thing for now is DON’T GOOGLE - rely only on sites like this (there are loads of leaflets in the main site, don’t read them all at once, just as/if they become relevent) and Macmillan.
The worst time is the waiting around diagnosis - so where you are now - once they have a few more facts about you then a treatment plan will become clear and you can focus.
Remember some people get off quite lightly - in a good way - and don’t need much treatment - lets hope you are one of those - but if not we can still help you deal with it.
Good luck
Sue
Hi Queenie and welcome to the BCC forums
In addition to the help and support here please feel free to call our helpliners where you can talk through your concerns and find out about further support ideas BCC can offer you, the lines are open Mon-Fri 9-5 and Sat 9-2 on 0808 800 6000
Here’s a couple of links to further reading/publications which you may find helpful along the way:
breastcancercare.org.uk/diagnosis
Take care
Lucy
Hi Queenie74
I was in the same position as you in 1999. I found a small 1cm lump in my right breast and thought the world had come to an end. I was 38 with 3 young children and I remember presuming that I wouldn’t see them grow up. I was devastated. I had a lumpectomy which had clear margins and then a further operation to remove the lymph glands under my arm. For each of these ops I just kept thinking that I was glad I wasn’t having a major op for say heart or brain surgery and then mine little (medically not mentally) ops didn’t seem so bad.
I then had 3 weeks of radiotherapy which honestly caused me no problems whatsoever (apart from the inconvenience of having to travel to the hospital Mon-Fri). I took Tamoxifen for 5yrs which again caused no problems in fact I went from having very heavy periods to lovely(?!) light ones. I remember in the early days feeling extremely panicky, I also thought it had gone to my lungs because I couldn’t breathe properly - strangely this feeling went when I got the lymph node results which were all clear.
Just take this one day at a time.
Lemoncake
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Thank you for all your kind comments, today im feeling quite strong and positive and i have to just face whatever the results are as i have 4 wonderful children who need their mum x x x
Good luck for Monday Queenie. Let us know how it goes.
Take Care
Lemoncake
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Hi
Keep your chin up girl and take it one day at a time. You will get there in the end whatever your plan turns out to be.
All my best wishes and support to you M
Hi everyone,
Had surgery yesterday feel very sore and drained, just got to get to the 7th feb for results as bc nurse said i can call for results as they took further tissue, another small lump and did a biopsy on lymph node yesterday.
Thank you all for your kind words and support as this forum has been a massive help and will continue to do so, just knowing that im not alone makes this dark journey a little bit easier
Big Hugs to you all x x x