They found a benign lump on my wife too when giving her scans for the BC they did know about, behind her chest bone. It did turn out to be nothing.

We had it explained to us that if everyone was scanned, a high portion of people would have some sort of incidental finding. A doctor once told me something similar years ago. He said if you go looking for lumps and bumps, you'll probably end up finding one somewhere, as cysts etc are so common. That was after me finding a lipoma (fatty lump) on my arm.

One of my mates also got told he had a small cyst on his brain after having had a scan after a clash of heads. Had been there for years supposedly. But many of us will never ever know we have stuff like this.

Hi Jolamine

yes I had the mri on my back too yesterday and the lady who did my ultrasound on my right breast reported in the first mri and is also sure it's just a neuroma and nothing to worry about

i had planned to tell my mum this morning as she has a holiday booked in 2 weeks and will need time to decide if she wants to go or not as it may be my op may fall then if the mri comes back as they think and there is nothing to be done with the area in my back. I would prefer to wait until I have this confirmed before I tell her as she will have the extra worry on the mri results like us but don't want to give her this news just before she goes away. 
 

I will call the clinic today and see when they expect to have my mri results and go from there. I am on holiday with my daughter this week and would like a couple of days with her not thinking about this so will probably tell mum towards the end of this week  or later depending on when the results come in. It's so difficult as keeping this to myself is causing me to stress also so I know I will feel better once it's out there but l I'll e you say have to have myself right and all the facts if possible before I tell mum 

Thank you for your advice on a cancellation appointment, I hadn't thought of this but will ask when I call today. 
 

lucy x 

Hi 
Thank you for your message

it is good to hear your wife's lump was benign, I hope mine is too, they seem confident it is. 
 

It is so scary as you automatically think the worst and the waiting for results is agonising 

 I hope your wife is doing well, thank you for your message, I find this forum really helpful and supportive, it's good to know there are people out there who have experienced the same and are not up close and personal so you can really express how you feel. 
 

best wishes and thank you 

lucy x 

Hi Lucy,

I hope that you managed to get through to the clinic today and that they were able to give you a timeline. It is usually best to ask your consultant's secretary, as she will be the person who arranges his timetable and will know exactly what his schedule is for the next few weeks. She may even be able to give you some indication of when your surgery is likely to be, which would be helpful for telling your mum, as I suspect that this may already have been discussed at the MDT (multidisciplinary team) meeting.

I hope that you and your daughter enjoy your time away together and that the Easter weather warms up a little for you.

Kind regards,
Jolamine xx

Hi lucy 

Sorry too meet you here!

Just wanted to say that I'm 38 young family and was shocked in October to receive BC diagnoses.

I was 20mm Invasive Ductal Carcinoma stage 1, grade 3, high grade DCIS, Lymph Neg, HER2- Oestrogen Positive 

I since have a lumpectomy and got clear margins after 2 Surgeries, they removed 2 main lymph nodes too check them for cancer which is standard as they looked clear on my ultrasound but always check 

I have just finished 6 rounds of chemo and start Radiotherapy in 3 weeks.

When I had my original biopsy it was a grade 2 so I was told just radiotherapy' but after surgery it was upgraded to a grade 3 hence the Chemo plus my age. I will have Tamoxifen for 5 years and an injection too suppress my ovaries as it's oestrogen sensite.

My Tumor was sent too America for an Onco score, this came back low risk but due to the Grade and ny age Chemo was suggested, I was upset at first but thought I would do what ever it takes.

I used the Cold Cap and the Chemo was very Do-able. 
 

I hope that you MRI results are good, it sounds positive.

As anything you need too, along the way and I can always try and help.

You have got this! Just a bump in the Road xx 

Love Sarah 

Hi Sarah

Thank you for your message and for sharing your experience with me. 
it is encouraging and reassuring that BC is so treatable and mine does at this point appear to be a favourable one but it's still so worrying waiting for results and surgery then analysis of surgery and results on lymph nodes

I really hope I don't have to have chemo but like you say we have to do whatever it takes don't we?

im due to return for my 2nd mri results on Thurs as they found an area in my back, this is worrying me so much as I don't know what it is although they think it is a neuroma so needed to be confirmed with a 2nd mri. I think if I have the all clear on this and my surgery booked I'm going to feel a lot happier and then will only have to worry about what comes after

thank you again for your support it helps so much x 

lucy

Hi lucy 

Gosh waiting for results is torture, so hard. You will find that this part of your journey is the worst. Once you hv all your results and plan on the table you will feel much better. Our minds tend to go to the Dark and think up so many different Scenarios.

Have you been assigned a breast care nurse? mine has been wonderful, going through things with me and supporting when I've had a moment. ( I've had lots ). It's when I think about the children. 

I hope Thursday you get good results and you can get a plan in place, don't be disheartened if plans change slightly as your journey goes on.

Your team will look after you and you will be okay, you've got this, xxx

Much love Sarah 

Hi Sarah

yes it's the waiting that's so painful. I am so strung out and need to share this with my mum before she goes on holiday at the end of this month but want to wait for my results on Thurs so I know what I am telling her and not ti worry her anymore than necessary but I feel I need to speak with her before Thurs so she has time to get her head around all this and decide if she still wants to go away or not as my surgery may come while she is away, I'm not sure how long it takes to get booked in but I am keen to get it done asap as it's been nearly 2 months since my biopsy and diagnosis

This is like living a nightmare as it's not over until after surgery and tissue tests to ascertain exactly what and how bad this is and then treatment can change. I just pray it is straight forward and smooth for my family's sake. At this point I don't want my daughter to know but ultimately she will have to know I need an operation and treatment after but I don't know how much to tell her as she is so young and has just started 2ndry school

i am trying to rest and take care of myself so I'm as fit as I can be going into this but I feel sick all the time and find it difficult to sleep 

thank you again for you well wishes, I know I'm not alone and I am humbled by how brave some people have been and only hope I can be the same

lucy x 

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