My friend rang me today to ask me how things were with my mums bc and my lump. We got too talking about her lump that she had last year. I asked her more about it as because she got discharged from the clinic I assumed all was ok.
She had a needle aspiration, and was told the results were inconclusive. She was sent down to have another one, but they could not find a lump as they said the biopsy must have dispersed it. She left the clinic quite happy. Surely there could be cancer cells in there still but dispersed. She is a very silly girl in that she does not ever check herself. I asked her why not and her reply was no thanks, not going through that again I would rather not know. Is she being brave or foolish? Opinions wanted, thanks.
Ps she never worries about anything regarding her health and I do worry at some of the chances she has taken in other ways.
Jules
I wondered what others thought about this, I don’t want to push my fears onto my friend as she never worries about anything! But I also want to make sure she is ok too.
I think you have to let her deal with it in her own way Jules - whether that way is foolish or brave is a matter of opinion. You say she never checks herself - how did she find the lump last year?
In answer to the ’ surely there could be cancer cells in there…’ I’m a firm believer that we all have cancer cells of some kind - what triggers them to mutate and present as ‘cancer’ I have no idea. That’s just my theory.
As to worrying about some of the chances she has taken - i think those are her worries - not yours.
Magz x
Hi there Magz
Her boyfriend found the lump during sex and brought her attention to it, even then she left it a while before going to the doctors. I asked her if she has checked herself since and she said no thanks I don’t want to know.
I mentioned it to a guy I know and he said a cancer tumour would be alot harder to disperse and disapear and the fact that seems to be what has happened probably means it was a cyst filled with fluid.
Thanks for taking the time to reply I guess with me and my mum, I am being over cautious with people I care about and the dreaded c word.
xx