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23-07-2008
10:00
Hi Tuesday, sorry you have had to join this very exclusive club. When i got my diagnosis i was given my own little blue book, just like the one you get when you have a child, for some reason i found this really upsetting at the time but it has been useful. I have had a wide local excision and am awaiting results, all i know is that it is invasive, ductal cancer which is the most common form, and it is oestrogen positive. I believe much more is learned once the lump is removed and examined.I hope you find this site useful, i definately have. It does take time for it all to sink in, your partner is maybe in denial at the moment
Take care
Jen x
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23-07-2008
09:46
Hi MIlliemum (maggie) , I hope the weather is nice for you, i think you have done great to continue at work. Hope all goes well for your operation.
Catherine, your sister sounds amazing, i wonder where people get the strength from, my sister is doing well 7 years on, so there is always hope. My daughter is only 6 so by the time she grows up who knows what advances there will be by then. Wishing you both well
Jen x
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23-07-2008
04:46
Hi Catherine, hope you are feeling ok today, the days seem to drag in don't they?I meant to ask about your genetic testing,what were the results? and how is your sister, imagine coping with this nightmare twice!
Take care
Jen x
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22-07-2008
11:07
Hi Catherine, i will let you know about the project when i get the info, my arm felt great at first but now it is getting stiff and sore, i am trying the exercises but i am scared i am either not doing enough or doing too much!
Jen x
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22-07-2008
10:51
Hi Catherine (sugarsnap) , i have spoken to the nurse at the genetics clinic and she asked if i wanted to be part of a research project, she is sending out some info. How many nodes did you have removed?
Jen x
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22-07-2008
10:29
Hi sugarsnap, i am waiting for the letter but i have told it will be next tuesday, what about you ? Jen x
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22-07-2008
10:26
HI folks, well that's the WLE over i went in last Wednesday and i also had 4 nodes removed for testing, so now it is the anxious wait for results, amethys how did your surgery go?i have spoken to the nurse at the genetic clinic and she feels my niece should be screened from the age of 35, but she is asking if i want to take part in a research project and is sending out the info
love Jen x
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22-07-2008
10:16
Hi everyone, thanks for your help and advice. I have had the WLE and 4 nodes removed for sampling, luckily got home the next day. So now it is the anxious wait for results. How are you all doing? How did you get on Weezer?
love Jen
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10-07-2008
11:58
Thanks for your input Catherine and Sarah, What day do you go in next week catherine? You are right this is a horrible disease and i am worried now for my daughter and nieces but i will speak to the nurse at the genetic clinic to update her, now that i have also been diagnosed.Sarah i do wonder if my sister had been given some wrong information as you are right there are many factors involved with the development of BC. The hardest bit for me is accepting that i will not be able to keep trying for a baby, but i am blessed with a lovely daughter x
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10-07-2008
11:05
Thanks sarah, for your kind words. Luckily i have lots of good friends and family to help . I go in next week for WLE and node sampling. MY sister had BC at 38 and she was told it was because she had a late baby, but the surgeon told me my miscarriages will have nothing to do with the BC developing. To Norma1, sorry about your diagnosis , i am sure you will find this site helpful, i definately have
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10-07-2008
10:53
Hi Lisa, I had my pre-op visit today, yet more waiting, i guess i will get used to it. It is just such a big change from my usual routine . I have one wee girl, she is 6 ,7 in October.I am 40. How long were you in hospital for the WLE? Thanks for the help
Jen x
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09-07-2008
12:42
Hi everyone, i thought that i was young to be diagnosed with BC (i'm 40) but i have been reading the posts here and am amazed at how young some of you ladies are, and the courage you have is amazing. I have had 2 miscarriages within the last 9 months and i thought my bad luck would turn, but then came this latest bombshell so i suppose i will have to put having another child out of my mind. Luckily i have a wee girl who is 6. I go in for surgery next week and i am glad i have found this site, According to the surgeon the miscarriages have not triggered the cancer, but it is oestrogen positive, does anyone know about the effects of pregnancy on cancer?
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08-07-2008
11:30
Hi Lisa, i suppose this is just one long waiting game for tests etc, if you don't mind me asking what age are you?
Jen x
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08-07-2008
11:13
Hi Everyone, thanks for your replies. I decided to take my annual leave this week and i will be off sick as from next week, it's a relief actually as i was not able to function like i normally would.The surgeon reckons i will need radiotherapy, he is not sure chemo will be required. I see a few of you are having this, can you tell me is this because of spread to the nodes? Thanks again x
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02-07-2008
10:16
Hi everyone, i have moved over from the thinking i have BC forum to this exclusive club! I have been told i have invasive, ductal , cancer that is oestrogen positive. I go in next week for a pre-op then the following week for a WLE and node sampling. I still do not know the staging. I am 40 and my sister also had BC at 39, so i am worried about what this means for my daughter and nieces.I am going back to work tomorrow and i will see how that goes, i work as a psychiatric nurse and i hope i can keep it together. I have found this website to be very informative and helpful, so thanks to you all x
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02-07-2008
09:56
Thanks Carol and Lucy, Still a bit shell shocked, i am going to try to return to work tomorrow , i suppose i should join the newly diagnosed club!
xx
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01-07-2008
08:30
Hi everyone, Thanks for your posts. Yes it is BC, invasive ductal, oestrogen receptive. I go for pre op next week then surgery the following week, i am sure this site will be invaluable. The surgeon has not had the grading back yet does that happen once lump is removed?
Thanks x
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27-06-2008
10:09
Hi Dandush and Lilacblushes, Thanks for the reply. That is fabulous news for you Dandush, you can now look forward to the arrival of your baby, hope it all goes well when the big day arrives. I agree with you Lilacblushes you can scare yourself silly by looking at the internet, i just wish Tuesday was here at least then i will know for sure
thanks again for your help
Powerjen
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26-06-2008
10:36
Hi everyone, i have been reading the posts on this site and i was wondering if i could ask a question. I have been attending the breast clinic for 3 years now, my sister developed BC at the age of 38, i was due to go a few weeks ago and the night before the appointment i checked my breasts whilst in the bath, i found a lump. At the clinic they said it was a thickening and nothing to worry about but they sent me for a mammogram anyway. At the mammogram they did a magnification of the lump. I got a call from the breast care nurse to ask me to go in for a core biopsy, the surgeon told me it looks like cancer and during the ultrasound they found the lump was 7mm and they drained a cyst also. I have to go for my results on Tuesday next week which seems like a lifetime away. Is it possible that the surgeon could be wrong and the biopsy shows a benign condition or am i just clutching at straws? Thanks for any help
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