Hi Lucy,

A very warm welcome to our forum.

I am so sorry to hear about your new lumps. It is only natural to feel terrified whilst you are waiting for another MRI. Unfortunately, our imaginations nearly always lead us to the darkest places. I am not a doctor, but expect that there will be nothing to worry about if these lumps are benign. I would expect that they would find cancer in them if this had spread from your breasts. 

Not all breast lumps are cancerous. Many turn out to be benign cysts, fibrous or hormonal changes. Try to curb that overactive imagination and remind yourself that "these are not cancer until you're told that they are cancer". 

Have you got a date for your MRI yet? If not, I do hope that it comes through soon. It's the not knowing that makes this so hard to cope with.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine

thank you for your reply 

apparently the dr is confident the lump in my breast looks like a fibroadenama and the one near my spine possibly a neuroma 16 x 13 mm but this needs to be confirmed, this is what is worrying me most 

not a great day and have really gone to pieces as I went hoping all would otherwise be well and I could start treatment

i havent told anyone except my husband but I think the strain of all this is too much for him as he is worried sick too

we have a daughter aged 12 and she's all I can think about 

thank you for your comfort and support I really need it right now 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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Hi Lucy,

Pleased to hear youre likely to be given the all clear on additional findings. I was diagnosed with 19mm IDC grade2 in October last year. I'm wondering why I haven't been given an MRI scan? I had clear margins and negative nodes after surgery. Was there something particular that triggered  the need for an MRI? 

Many thanks 

Jane x

Hi Lucy,

Pleased to hear youre likely to be given the all clear on additional findings. I was diagnosed with 19mm IDC grade2 in October last year. I'm wondering why I haven't been given an MRI scan? I had clear margins and negative nodes after surgery. Was there something particular that triggered  the need for an MRI? 

Many thanks 

Jane x

Hi Jane

no the 1st mri was a follow up from my biopsy which confirmed cancer and they wanted the mri to get a more detailed image abs check both breasts more thoroughly 

the 2 nd mri was because the 1st showed an area near my spine which they suspect is a neuroma but needed to do another scan to be sure, I get the results from this onthurs hopefully 

Im not sure why you have not been offered an mri but it may be worth asking the question to put your mind at rest

i am pleased your surgery went well and your nodes are clear that's great news 

lucy x 

Hi Jane

I have a 17mm , grade 1 , IDC , her 2 negative, hormone sensitive cancer so could this be the reason?

Not sure how yours is grade 2 either? 
 

lucy x 

Hi Lucy,

I'll ask about the MRI when I next see the onco. I wonder whether it's because mine was picked up through screening and it was my third mammogram so there would be previous images to compare for changes? My initial biopsy stated the tumour was grade 1 and scan said 15mm but this changed to grade 2 19mm after the surgery and full results were in. This often happens apparently. The BC itself was stage 1. I'm on holiday at the moment in the Canary islands with my daughter and grandson....there is life after BC. 

Love Jane x

Hi Jane

thank you for your message and I hope you are having a lovely holiday. 
yes that sounds possible I'm sure if they had needed an mri you would have had one. It's strange folliwing a biopsy the grade changed, I ent gave a state yet but mine is approx 17mm so sounds a similar situation to yours

It's good to hear the positive story's as there are so many sad ones out there

enjoy your break

Love Lycy x