Hi everyone. My beautiful 31 year old daughter has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She she is a single mum of 3 children age 11, 7 and 5, the oldest and the youngest have ASD.
She found a lump in May last year and made an appointment with the GP she told him that her paternal grandmother is a breast cancer survivor after a double mastectomy. This doctor basically laughed at her and told her she just has lumpy boobs. I wasn't aware of this at the time as she thought there was nothing wrong and was made to feel stupid.
Fast forward 9 months she went to a female doctor who examined her and rushed her through to the breast clinic. We have just had her BC diagnosis. She has a 40mm lump on her right boob and some lymph nodes are affected. We were shaken to the core with the news. She is terrified and I am heartbroken and scared.
She has a CT scan on Wednesday to check if it has spread. She has a coil fitted which the specialist said it needs to be moved ASAP as it could be speeding up the cancer.
She rang the doctors explained she has got a BC diagnosis and that the specialist has said the coil needs to be removed ASAP. So they offered her an appointment in April!!!!
I am keeping my positive pants on when I am around her, which is most of the time as I have stayed with her since her diagnosis on Thursday because she doesn't want to be on her own , especially when the kids are in bed.So far we have cried together, got angry with the world together. Also laughed together (that is short lived at the moment)The specialist is starting her on chemo to try and shrink the lump before surgery and give her a genetic test. The results from the genetic test will determine what surgery she has.
She is convinced the cancer has spread and is absolutely terrified. As much as I try to keep her positive, I cannot seem take that feeling of dread away from her. Obviously under the radar I am scared to death for her.
It should be me at my age going through this. Not her.
So sorry for the long post. Xxx
