Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi ZippyZoo - oh yes, I was so scared too but definitely agree that I'd be more scared not to have it and honestly all the team for your surgery will put your mind at ease - I was blown away by how lovely everyone was and calming too. That's great to have a project like knitting.  I was doing some crocheting a few months ago so might just pick that up again - could even finish that hat before another winter comes around.  I'm sure my dog just rolled her eyes at me as if to say, that'll be right so I must now prove her wrong lol That's good news that they don't think your diagnosis will change much after your op - great news in fact! Totally agree - the waiting is the hardest part - you're nearly there though - not long until your surgery x ... View more

Hi - I've just signed up to the forum and reading along and it's good to find other people to talk to about this.  I had similar to you, ZippyZoo - small lump which I felt was a bit weird and was quite shocked when they told me it was cancer.  The surgeon said that it looks like my nodes are clear but I had surgery last week to remove the lump along with a sentinel node.  I'm sitting on the sofa watching the tennis (great time of year to be signed off work ha ha), trying to take my mind off the fact that I'm still waiting for the node biopsy before I can actually exhale. I'd never had surgery before so was very nervous about it but aside from being pretty tired the pain has been surprisingly minimal.  Got to look for the positives don't you 🙂 ... View more