Hi
I have just had ct scan and biopsey where they told me it was cancer. Can not feel lump nor can doctors. They have said it has not gone into my glands under arm ( cant remember exactly what they said) have appoint 29th April and feeling very scared.
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Dear dutchdon,
We have all been there, now we are here with love and support.
When we have these appointments, we are all over the place, trying to take so much on board, however there is no harm in calling your breast cancer nurse asking her to run through your results with you again, I promise they don’t mind. Please don’t sit worrying until your next appointment.
In the meantime have a notebook to hand, making a few notes I found this was a great help.
Take good care, let us know how you are getting on, wishing you well going forward.
With the biggest hugs Tili 
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The unknown is very scary and also feeling well and being told you have breast cancer (for which surgery is usually the most important treatment as far as reducing cancer spreading is concerned).
I have had breast cancer twice once in 2003 and then a different type of breast cancer in 2022. So I may have breast cancer but it hasn’t got me! I am now nearly 70. It has really made me appreciate every day alive however irritating it may be. I am a very driven person so having other people in the driving seat is extremely difficult for me. I understand myself better now.
The forums are fantastic as they are open all hours. Just remember we are all different and what’s good for someone else may be awful for you. A different perspective can also be good though even if it makes you decide to do the opposite.
Good luck and make sure you have a good laugh every day especially if you are in one of the gowns that do up the back. I found you end up baring your bum to the world. Mine has been spotted in many corridors where I have been sent to have tests under large rotating machinery. Watch out for being asked if you are taking viagra. I said I was a woman and did not have a penis. It turned out viagra is a treatment for heart conditions as well as male impotency.
Love from Seagulls
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Hi @dutchdon your reaction to being told you have cancer is very understandable and relatable. I too was told that I had cancer at the biopsy even though the lump could not be felt by me or any of the medics. The good news is that if it is not palpable (can’t be felt) then it’s likely to be small. The fact that they can’t detect any spread in to your lymph glands is also good news. So whilst no-one wants the shocking news that they have breast cancer, the good news is yours is small and hasn’t spread so will be eminently treatable. When you have your appointment on the 29th they will tell you what your treatment plan will be. Most people feel a lot more settled when they know what is going to happen and can concentrate on getting through it and out the other side. Until then, use the forum to ask questions, or for advice, for support or just to have a little rant. We’ve been there, we’ve got you.
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