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That's the best news Eileen. x ... View more

Great idea, and I'm sure it'll be used. a lot!!!! x ... View more

Hi Eileen, Sorry you're having yet more worries. I had a nodule show up on my staging ct and they weren't sure if it was bc-related or connected with my lung condition (bronchiectasis). Anyway, had ct after treatment and node was unchanged so similar story to Lynn, they believe it's not bc-related. Haven't been scanned this year apart from bone scan when I had shoulder pain and all appears well at the moment. I sincerely hope this nodule that's shown up will be innocent but so worrying nevertheless. As for bcn's remarks, she needs to brush up on her people skills......Take care, good luck with the scan and pm me or ring me anytime. Pat x PS Hope Peter is doing okay. x ... View more

Congratulations, what wonderful, wonderful news. All the best to you and your family. x ... View more

Not had this before but would be interested to hear of others experiences. I'm 17mths post-treatment but my digestive system hasn't recovered yet! ... View more

Thanks for sharing your good news, always nice to hear! Hope you enjoyed the chocolate, perfect for celebrating. x ... View more

So very sorry to hear this dreadful news. Another wonderful lady taken by this cruel disease. Sincere condolences to her family and friends. Pat x ... View more

Best of luck for the concert tomorrow. I'm sure it'll go great, and Four Seasons is my favourite classical music ever. Went to see it at Royal Albert Hall in London las year and it was magic, the musicians were dressed in costume and the whole thing was in candlelight, breathtaking. It's interesting about violin helping lymph, anything that helps is a bonus! Take care, Pat ... View more

I'm so sorry that this has happened and I understand how totally overwhelming it is. Being told that you have BC is devastating to say the least. The shock must have been even greater as you were about to be discharged thinking all was ok. Good thing is though that they found it when they did. And, until the biopsy results are available, it's hard to know exactly what they have found. I remember years ago going to the breast clinic with my mum who'd felt a pea-sized lump in her breast. After examination she was told, by a very experienced doctor, that he was certain the lump was cancerous. After having it aspirated, it turned out to be a cyst... Hopefully once you know all your results, and what the treatment plan will be, you will feel more in control. It is a nightmare, no question, but I found that once I knew what treatment I was to have and when, I felt a little better. When you go next week, maybe you could take someone with you for moral support? There'll be a lot of information being given and, with the shock you may not take it all in, having someone with you helps with that. Also write down any questions (I had what felt like dozens)to ask the doctor, what choices you have etc. And you'll find lots of support and plenty of cyber hugs on here when you need it. Saying try not to worry is useless I know, just be kind to yourself and take it easy. Will be thinking of you on Friday, do let us know how you get on if you can. x ... View more

I agree about the mammo result - I was told I would receive a letter in a couple of weeks (still waiting). And the worst thing about all this is the blo**y waiting! I find that I get very anxious coming up to any hospital appts now. If you are unhappy about waiting for your next appt, phone and get the appt brought forward, I have done this a couple of times when I've been particularly concerned about something and there has been no problem with changing the appt. When the active part of treatment finishes you do feel a bit out on your own, knowing you are still being monitored does help I think. Good luck and I hope all is ok. x ... View more

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Hello ladies, Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread but I saw Theresa's last post and was so mad...... I quite agree, how can a radiologist reverse a decision your onc has made? I work in a hospital and the only time this happens is when the radiologist thinks a certain test would be more suitable than the one ordered by the doctor. But you should have been informed about it, not had to chase it up yourself. I strongly advise you to contact the PALS dept at your hospital if you don't get a satisfactory response from the secretary tomorrow. And, if you're not satisfied with her response, you can ask for either the onc or someone (medical) in his team to contact you. Blo**y hell, we have to go thru enough rubbish without stuff like this happening. Hope you get a positive outcome. And hi Jacq, hope you're good, will pm you shortly. Take care ladies, your thread is very, very good reading. x ... View more

Sorry you're having to wait so long for your appt - 4 wks is too long!. The waiting really is awful, once you know what you're looking at and you have a treatment plan, it'll be a bit better. Take care and I hope your results are good. x ... View more

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Hi, I hope you don't mind me adding a comment - I follow your thread sometimes and I've met lovely Eileen. I just had to comment on your post Caron, what a blo**y nightmare! Honestly it sounds like something from one of those reality show documentary things. Your poor family are really going through it. But it was a stroke of genius to catch the attack on film, that rarely happens and these scumbags just get off with it. I, like you, hope they get what's coming to them. Is Chloe ok - this'll take a while to get over, a real trauma. But your spirit and humour inexplicably are in tact! You're amazing. Eileen, hope this latest treatment finally does the trick for you. All the best to all, x ... View more

What a great thing to do. I think it will be really helpful for women facing surgery as it's so scary dealing with the BC, then on top of that worrying about the results of the surgery. I myself wasn't photographed but I think I would have done it if asked. Good luck with everything, x ... View more

Oh, I'm so sorry you're feeling so low. I know it's so hard to be up and optimistic all of the time, when inside we're unravelling. I hope the tears relieved even a little of the pressure, you've been thru a terrible, terrible ordeal and you're only human. Sometimes you just can't keep it all to youself. You've had an awful lot of crap to deal with on your own, no wonder it gets you down. It's pretty normal whatever normal is! to feel like you do at times. I wish I could wave a magic wand and say that you will be in love again and that this will all be a distant (horrible, extremely painful) memory. All I can do is say that I sincerely hope that you find love again and that your pain eases. Have you tried talking to someone about how you feel? Often talking to someone you don't know can enable you to say stuff that you wouldn't feel comfortable saying to friends and family. This forum is fantastic for being able to offload, rant, ask advice and just to share how you feel. On a practical note, I don't know much about reconstruction but, when I worked in Plastics (in nhs) many women were treated there (with BC) that had recons. The surgery wasn't always easy or plain-sailing by any means but most of the women were glad they'd had their op. Sending you a huge yet gentle cyberhug, take care and be kind to yourself, x ... View more

Becks, Thanks so much for sharing your story. It really does give us all hope. My treatment finished 15 months ago (apart from the Tamox)and there were times when I couldn't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Reading of others experiences really helped me then and still does now. Wishing you all the best, x ... View more

Thanks for letting us know how you got on, great that that you had positive results. I had a couple of sessions of mld but my lympho nurse has hurt her arm so she cannot do it for the time being. Unfortunately my skin had a reaction to the tape so I can't use that. I think I've kinda got used to having one boob a couple of cup sizes bigger than the other. The pressure glove works well for the swelling on part of my habd, it's kept in under control which is great. Dee, hope you got some help with your lymphoedema and that all is going well for your upcoming wedding. Best of luck with that. Gina, so you were advised not to have mammogram on affected side - I was told I had to have it and that it was safe, was bl***y uncomfortable though! And I'm still waiting for the result, and that's weeks ago. Rhian, I know what you mean about health professionals and waiting for referrals. With lympho it's so important that it's caught early in order to keep it under control. I do feel lucky that I have access to a specialist nurse locally. ... View more

Waiting is always the worst, sending you a cyber hug and hope the news is good. x ... View more