Breast Cancer Care Forum

Im glad im not the only one I was what I thought coping well but this last week I feel like ive been hit by a truck again 5-6 weeks post rads my boob has gone painful & heavy & to top it I cricked my neck & have sinuses grrrr so feeling pretty poopy :( ... View more

my armpit wasn't treated not sure if that makes a difference but the ones on my boob have died ... View more

Think we should all email our MP's over this I saw the issue & thought of you lemongrove, its terrible how far behind we are with this & how even being ill we have to fight like hell its so wrong Mekala ... View more

Hi Mammo can understand how worried you are wishing you all the best & that this is just cysts Mekala ... View more

I totally agree there Jen :) ... View more

Hi All did anyone see that on breakfast TV the other day a women who had trouble with her pregnancies ? & had to give birth to her latest baby only 22 or 23 weeks into pregnancy. I was half listening until she started to explain what was explained to her by the professionals ! apparently her immune system was rejecting the babies as it see it as a 'cancer' ? ! certain part of our immunity which would do this anyway yet something over rides it so that we do reach the 40 weeks it was really interesting & really made me think it appears our immune system does have the ability yet something over rides it ... View more

FANTASTIC love it OAL :) way to go :P xxx ... View more

FANTASTIC love it OAL :) way to go :P xxx ... View more

your very welcome sweetie its good that we have places like this to express all our thoughts & worries & know nobody will judge what we are going through only understand :) ... View more

Hi Chele mine wasn't one stop either but they all pretty much run the same proceedure & you should have some idea what it might be on the day. You'll have a mammo then see a consultant who will examine you & scan you depending on the size of the lump you'll have a needle aspiration or biopsy ALL ok bit uncomfy but nothing to worry about. I was called back within 2 days of my biopsy BUT thats because I had a needle aspiration 3 weeks previous that came back with some abnormal cells .. usually if its not a one stop clinic you'll have an appointment to go back for results within the week. Make sure you have someone to go with you even good news needs 2 pairs of ears as its alot to take in Hopefully you'll be one of the 9 out of 10 lumps that are benign. We all know how worrying this is take one day at a time try not to think ahead (hard I know) wishing you the very best Mekala x ... View more

Hi Tina & all hen I read about the PARP inhibitors I wondered if they should trial those newly diagnosed both BRCA + & neg and if this might not have a bigger impact on outcomes ? ... View more

What a lovely thread :)) I have found the staff & team looking after me amazing with alot of encouraging words. ... View more

Ive had a good read through & agree with alot being said .. I too dont like people using the 'so your cured' quote. Ive had this & the other day I got particually cross with a friend I was talking to who was asking me how I was doing, when I said Id now finished treatments he said brilliant now your all cured & can move on !! I corrected him & said NO im in remission & all I can do is hope & pray to stay that way the longer the better, he then said is this all your focusing on ? WTF grrrrrrrr & saying it was me being negative OH BOY GIVE ME STRENGTH I could feel my blood starting to boil & said 1) NO cancer patient is ever 'cured' 2) by continuing to enjoy life as best I can which I am doing yet realising the realities of being a cancer patient makes me 'negative' that just makes people with your attitude ignorant, but I can understand as until you get hit with this horrid diagnosis you cant even begin to understand. Not heard from him since lol The way I see it is with the human body & the way it works we are all potential ticking time bombs by 2020 HALF of the population will have cancer, totally horrid thought and thats without those who are living with other life threatening illnesses such as heart desease, kidney , liver failure etc etc. We could walk out the door tomorrow & get ploughed down by a bus life is a gamble with no guarentees ( only taxes & death) < Yep all that is what we all know & all that everyone keeps reminding us yet still that word 'CANCER' why does it still even today put the blackest of thoughts & fears into us, I think thats why so many say what they do to us because deep down its the one thing that scares the hell out of them .. "It gives me hope if I see or hear that she is ok , cured" They don't want to hear she or He is going to die because they maybe wondering "how will I cope or will I survive 'IF' ever it becomes my turn ?" ... View more

Daisygirl have you concidered having some hypnotherapy ? if so you could ask your BCN as all cancer patients can have this free of charge we have a centre in the same town as our main hospital & my BCN said I can phone them anytime & take advantage of the free treatments being offered to cancer patients including hypnotherapy, reflexology, aromatherapy .. you mau even find one of the other therapies might benefit you as these all help with anxiety/ stress/ sleep best wishes Mekala x ... View more

love & hugs for you Laura xxx ... View more

Hi Alison wanted to come & say all the best for tomorrow, just get through tomorrow I know its such a frightening thing & the constant thought of 'what else might be found' one of my friends wives was diag with IBC in 2003 aftyer a 9 month battle of being told all was ok, she had it bad in both breasts & there was alot of node involvement she had over 18 months of treatments .. TODAY she is very well feels better than she did befor diag & enjoying her life to the full with her family & grandchildren her initial prognosis was not good, dispite how bad it was in the both breats & nodes it never spread she is now EIGHT years cancer free. Try to think of yourself as a WELL person not someone with breast cancer I know this is very hard especially in the early days I do this on my good days & do feel it helps no end will be thinking of you tomorrow Mekala x ... View more

All the best fingers crossed the nodes will be clean, great that you feel better about the mx choices, enjoy your holiday Mekala x ... View more

Hi Lulu I think I replied on the other thread you posted on, seems a shame .. your GP could have done an urgent referal even if she feels its nothing knowing how worried you are. Might be an idea to go back & see her let her know how the wait is affecting you. Can understand how worried you are & will be until it is confirmed also as El Katrano has said with your age & the lump being mobile .. its not unheard of in both cases but very unlikely wishing you all the best Mekala ... View more

thats great to hear onwards & upwards Crissy :) xx ... View more

thats great news Englishgirl :)) yes now you can relax Lulu is there any chance they can move things along a bit doesn't seem fair if your having to wait longer than the 2 weeks much love to you both xx ... View more