Hi, I was also diagnosed with breast cancer and had a lumpectomy in November followed by an anxious wait for the results of an oncotype test which got delayed by a month due to a shipping problem as the sample needed to go to California. The waiting was awful. Thankfully it came back saying I only needed radiotherapy, not chemo which was started in January and is now complete. The radiotherapy went better than I'd hoped, the staff were amazing and kind, very detailed in their care and reassuring. I was reviewed at one point as I thought I could feel another lump but the dr said was only scar tissue. I know how you're feeling, the anxiety is constant about recurrence and I often lie awake at night worrying myself silly.

one of the things a dr told me was to remember that the tumour has been removed, you no longer have cancer as they got it all....the radiotherapy is a back up to ensure  any stray cells are mopped up. So I remember that when I start to get too anxious about it.

I try to focus on day to day living, get the most out of each day and have planned lots of holidays with my family to help me focus on the good things in life,

thinking of you. Be positive. 

Stay positive, you will get through to the other side. Radiotherapy sounds scary but it will be fine.

If you only needed a lumpectomy and radiotherapy but no chemo you must be very low risk for spread. Even the radiotherapy is just a precaution. Think positively, you will be fine. 

Thank you. just want to get on with it & get it over & done with. the waiting is doing my head in! thank u for replying 

Thank you. never really thought of it like that. they know what theyre doing but it's the waiting! too much time to think!