Brilliant news Suzie! Just what I expected to hear and I hope you can put this behind you and get back to enjoying your life and not let your anxiety get the better of you, super happy for you 😊 Xx
Thank You and your very welcome 😊 We just try to pass on our experiences here and hope that they help Xx
If you go expecting a biopsy then anything less is a bonus, please do come back and let us know 😊
I don't know either love as mine couldn't be felt but I have learned though the years here they come in all shapes and sizes and some don't form a lump at all, it's just impossible to second guess but with your history I'd say the odds are it's likely to be another Fibrodenema. Xx
Everything points towards it being another one, I had one removed when I had my BC taken out , did even know I had it until my ultrasound, it was deep in the centre of my breast and the size of a pea apparently.
Xx
That's very sad but it won't happen like that with breast cancer unless you've ignored a lump for years and it's inevitably spread to your organs, my own mum didn't get help soon enough and her tumour had broken through her breast by the time she did but even then at that point it hadn't spread beyond her lymph nodes. She died 5 years later when it returned but spent most of those years clear inspite but of how advanced her primary was.
Sadly some symptoms are just too similar to more more minor ailments and don't always ring alarm bells with GP's , It's good to hear you have a friend to talk to, sometimes our family's are just to close to be able to help us properly Xx
My sister suffers with anxiety and is on long term medication but she's the same as you and it escalates quickly when she's under extra pressure. Do you mind me asking what type of cancer your dad had?
Breast cancer isn't going to kill you within weeks no matter how bad a diagnosis you get.
Do you have anyone to talk to in your family or a close friend? I found being able to go over and over how I was feeling really helped in the early days Xx
I don't have all the answers love , I really wish I did! lumps do just appear seemingly out of nowhere, my original one did and although it turned out to just be fat it came up over night, cancer often grows for years before we notice a lump and as you had a clear ultrasound less then 2 years ago I would be encouraged by that, I can't guarantee you that this won't be a tumour but mine was just 4mm and it was spotted on US.
Dont spend another weekend stressed out , it won't change anything , whatever it is then it is, you can't do anything about that but you can stop it completely taking over your life, plan something fun to do this weekend as a family and forget all about bloody cancer for a few days!! Xx Jo
You can always ask but I'm not sure they will do one if they don't find anything of concern but as you have a palpable lump unless they can dismiss is as something other than cancer with 100% Certainty then they are likely to do a biopsy anyway Xx
Exactly! Always better to try and do something because one things for certain laying in bed no matter how tempting won't achieve a thing! Xx
Just remember we do understand, we know how the anxiety makes you feel and how hard it is to keep a grip on reality but we also know having been diagnosed with breast cancer that it really isn't the end of the world, it's not something any of us want but it's the hand we've been dealt and we have had to deal with it and if you have to then you will do to.
The worst is what you are facing now and that's the unknown , our brains really struggle to cope when we don't have all the facts. I'm so sorry to hear about your dad , I was 34 when my mum died of breast cancer.
Stay away from google, it's full of horror stories that have no relation to anything you may or may not have.
Whatever happens you will be ok Xx Jo
Suzie
Please please keep away from Dr google, there is a lot of out of date and total misinformation out there that will, as you have found out, scare the living daylights out of you and that will not help your anxiety at all my dear
Helena xx
I'm glad to hear you got out and about, I found being in the house hard as it's a reminder of what's happening, outside your anonymous , your doing great and that's another day almost out of the way 😊 Xx
Suzie, come on an chat anytime when it's all getting too much , there will be someone around to listen, we know how hard this is and I can really relate to the not wanting to get out of bed scenario, I would physically shake with anxiety and under the duvet was the safest place to me but it did me no good and my husband would make me get up and out of the door!
You know this is likely to be another Fibrodenema and yes the fact that nothing else showed less than two years ago is a good sign so hang on to that thought, most breast cancers are slow growers and can have been there years before we feel a lump , just do this an hour at a time and the days will pass but try and keep your mind and body as occupied as possible.
No amount of stressing will change the outcome, this is a lesson I've learned over the past few years and it just makes a miserable time worse than it needs to be.
Take some deep breaths and get out the door with your little ones when it's over whelming you, life has to go on Xx Jo
Suzie
No problem, the biggest problem is when the anxiety monster takes over rational thoughts and getting the balance back is sometimes difficult but you will get there xxx
Suzie
And my breath my dear. With everything you went through last time and tiven your anxiety issues it is difficult and not surprising you are feeling the way you are.
Please dont google as that is only adding to your anxieties.
That is one of the brilliant things about this forum, you can come on here and say exactly how you are feeling without upsetting or worrying those around you as the ladies on here totally understand exactly what you are going through.
It will not be long before Tuesday, just keep coming on here and we will help you through the next few days
Sending you hugs
Helena xx