Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi Whatatit   Thank you    I am so sorry to hear that your results won't be available until later and I totally relate to how you are feeling (hugs), I was the same and honestly I am still the same now.   I am really getting annoyed and fustrated with myself that I am allowing this.  It's all the emotions, I am ok one minute and feeling strong saying I can do this and tearful the next and very scared.    I know that I am very lucky that mine was  Stage 1, the size was 40mm and also ER+ PR+.    When I was first diagnosed, one of the options was Chemotherapy first to reduce the size but was waiting for the Her2 results, when received  just opted straight for Therapeutic Mammoplasty surgery.   My right breast was a lot larger than my left breast and the good thing is it now looks the same size (one bonus I got a free uplift ).     So I always knew that Chemotherapy was a possibility, but was hoping, that my Oncotype score would come back low and would go straight for Radiotherapy and Hormone Therapy.    I am not looking forward to this part either   I know that I should not try to worry about it, but I cannot help it,  it is always there at the back of my mind. I think mainly it is the unknown and how I will react to the treatments.      Hopefully I will learn how to deal with everything one step at a time,  like all the amazing others who are going through/have gone through this journey that none of us want to be on .   I hope that you don't have to wait too long, please let me know how you get on x   Chance2019   P.S.  I love your user name, this brought a smile to my face when typing this    ... View more

Hi Yes the wait did seem quite long, just over 3 weeks and I did find the waiting time very stressful. With my score of 25 and 12% distant recurrence risk, Chemo was recommended due to age (48) and also being Grade 3.  I have decided to go ahead with this, to be honest with you, I still don't know whether this is the right decision, but then also agree with my Oncologist and fantastic, loving and supportive family and friends, that I have to go with this.     I am due to have an Chemotherapy Assessment this week, they gave me some time to think about it before I made my final decision.     I am very scared and worried of the side effects of all the treatment, but hopefully things will be ok.  I will also be having radiotherapy and hormone therapy after.   I hope that you get your results soon xx   Chance2019     ... View more

Hi   I had my Surgery at the end of April and had my results from Surgery on 14th May 2019, and the sample was sent after this date.   I had an appointment booked for the 10th June and received results from Oncotype then.    My score was 25.   x   Chance2019 ... View more

Good Morning lovely ladies   Thank you all so much for the great e tips and advice, this is so helpful to know what others have already gone/going through, instead of just reading the leaflets and information.   I think I will give the cold cap a try and totally agree, I won't have lost anything but can say that I tried it and gave it a go.   I ordered and received yesterday some caps and caps with the scarf attached, which can be left long or tied in a bow, the caps have diamante's on the front:smileyvery-happy.  I tried them on yesterday and this helped me know what I will look like, I am so used to having a full fringe and face framing hair.  Even though I can scrape my hair back off my face, I still could not picture what this would look like, if that makes sense and this is what I was most worried about (so silly really, but it is who I am).      Feeling a bit more positive now, given me a bit more confidence and hopefully will now be able to focus on other parts of the treatment to come x   Hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far xx   Chance2019     ... View more

Hi Joemic Thank you so much xx Your tips are really helpful and will help me prepare.  WOW there is so much to learn.  I will also take a look at the Chemo threads and will join as soon as I have confirmed date xxx They mentioned the cold cap and I said no due to not being guaranteed, I am unsure now to give one session a go to see how I get on and is it worth having hair cut short, mine is currently shoulder length. xx Chance2019            ... View more

Hi  NicolaJ   Thank you for your kind wishes    I am also very scared, still cannot believe this is happening, just wish this was a bad dream.   I understand how you feel about your hair, I am the same too,  I spend so much time on my hair I have just ordered some chemo caps and scarfs, so I can prepare myself. Good luck with your treatment too xxxx      Chance2019             ... View more

Hi Sue   Thank you so much x  I will do x   Chance2019 ... View more