Hi all I’ve been reading all the post for a few days now and I’ve finally plucked up the courage to post. A week ago on the anniversary of my beautiful mother in laws passing with cancer, while sitting and thinking about her something/someone told me I needed to check my breasts. Minutes later I discovered a fairly big lump on my left breast. After a sleepless night I called the Dr who told me to come straight in and see the nurse. She did an urgent refferal to the Breast clinic. After not hearing anything for 3 days I called the hospital to be told that they were quite busy and the first appointment they had would be on Dec 28th. Luckily we have BUPA through my husband work and we went private and manage to see a consultant on dec 20th. After lots of scans and a mammogram they insisted on doing 2 fine needle and 1 core biopsy as there are 2 lumps in my breast and 1 near the lymph nodes under my left arm. The only thing I know for certain is they aren’t cysts.
My results won’t be back until dec 27th. I am absolutely terrified as I with 2 young girls and a hubby. I’m trying to get into the Christmas spirit for my girls but it is so hard.
Theresa47 I’m so sorry you have had no responses.
Bless you having all that worry over the festive period.
Please come bck & let us know your results xx
I had 12 core biopsies & a fine needle aspiration from lymph node on 18th Oct.
That wait is a killer & all sorts go through your mind.
I was diagnosed on 24th Oct & am awaiting surgery.
I hope your young ones have kept you going over Xmas & made you laugh & smile xx
Hugs
Lin
Hi Theresa. I’m so sorry about your bc diagnosis. I’m glad that you found your way here. You will find lots of love and support from all the lovely ladies. Thankfully you checked when you did so you can get the treatment you need.
I was diagnosed in July and had my 6 cycles of chemo first. I had a lumpectomy just before Christmas so I am waiting for the results from that before moving on to radiotherapy.
There are loads of ladies on here at various stages of treatment who will be happy to answer any questions you have.
Take care, Ali xx
I’m feeling ok at the moment but it has been up and down. Just when I think I’ve had a good day and I’ve come to terms with it…BAM 2am I wake up worrying about everything. I’ve lost count of the sleepless nights. I have a great support network as I decided to tell my family and a handful of friends. I’m dreading tell my girls (4&7). My 4 year old will take it in her stride but my 7 year old is very sensitive and is a worrier. If I could keep it from them I would but she’d completely freak if she found out by accident. Any tips on telling kids?
I’m afraid sleepless nights are unavoidable, especially at this early stage. It’s great that you have a good support network.
My children are adults but I was offered a booklet from Mcmillion called something like mummy’s lump to read to younger children.
Ali
Sorry that you find yourself here but there is lots of wonderful support available. My BCN have me a booklet called ‘talking with your children about breast cancer’. It’s from Breast Cancer Care so you can probably download it from here. It has advice on how to talk to children of different ages. There is no easy way around this unfortunately, and all children are different but hopefully this may help.
Oh Theresa that’s tough having to have another biopsy. I know it’s no comfort at the moment but at least they will know exactly what they are dealing with before your treatmeent starts xx
Hiyer Pauly , all the very best for your appointment today and hope you get all the answers you need and want.
Hi Theresa, That’s a good sign that you just ‘want it gone now’, from what I’ve observed on here its a natural progression in the mental process. At some point, for many, the need to get on with treatment overtakes other feelings…it did for me and I was injection/GA/Surgery phobic to a ridiculous level. x
I received the call from my consultants secretary this morning. My op is booked for 11am on Thursday, I have a Pre op appointment tomorrow ( Tuesday) and then a pre op meeting with my surgeon on Wednesday! In writing alll of that down I’m now wondering if 11am is the time i need to be at the hospital or the time of the actual op? I will make a list of the questions that I have tonight.
Write the all your questions down as your mind will probably go blank as soon as you walk into the room! Let me know how you get on, I’ll be thinking of you at 4pm this evening. I’ll keep you posted too.
Wow Pauline, that’s amazing news, the shrinkage is huge!! I’m so chuffed for you.
My pre op assessment went well, we had planned to talk to our 2 girls tonight, but the medical secretary called 10 minutes before we had planned to sit them down to tell them to let me know that my appointment tomorrow with my surgeon will now include the oncologist and to give me the heads up that surgery might not go ahead on Thursday as planned.
Unfortunately she couldn’t give me any more details- (I kinda wish she had left me in ignorant bliss) . I figure it’s either they’ve got the results on the last biopsy for the calcified areas and they are even more sinister than Previously thought so they want to do chemo first instead of the op or that they want to do a mx instead of of lumpectomy.
Im trying not to freak out as I know that what will be will be but its bloody hard!
Hi Theresa,
Well, at least you now have a clearer plan moving forward. Presumably, if they are talking about tamox, then you must have some hormone positivity, possibly ‘pr+’progesterone?
So glad to hear you’re feeling more positive, there’s every reason to be & it will now be dealt with, so thank goodness for that.
ann x
Hi Pauline, I hope you are coping ok? TBH it was you who I thought of first when they told me I’d be having chemo first!! Praying it is as successful for me. Did you use the cold cap at all? I’m cutting my hair tomorrow in preparation for it!