Hi Astra. I was also diagnosed recently. I originally went to the GP after noticing some inversion and dryness on my nipple. I was referred to the breast clinic under the 2WW and both ultrasound and mammogram showed nothing but invasive breast cancer was diagnosed after a biopsy. An MRI confirmed a 22mm tumour so I underwent a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on Friday and now have to wait for the results of this before we can get a firm plan in place going forward. The surgeon said he removed 4 nodes. I’m not feeling too bad today, just a bit tired and everything seems to take much more effort but pain wise it’s ok. The nurses advised keeping on top of pain meds and not to wait until I was in discomfort before taking. I actually slept more last night than I have for weeks due to the anxiety of waiting for test results ect. I’m sure the anxiety will kick in again when it gets closer to result time but for now the pain meds are doing their job. Its only 4 weeks since I originally went to the GP so its been a pretty stressful few weeks! The hardest part is definitely the waiting in between tests for results. I’m 48 so wouldn’t have been called for a mammogram for another couple of years.
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