Hi Olivia

I’m so sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis.  I have also recently been diagnosed with grade 2 breast cancer and can totally relate with you on the horrendous waiting on test results. I’ve never experienced anxiety like it and my constant Googling hasn’t helped matters! I’ve two teenage daughters, 19 and 15 so with them being older have explained everything to them. It’s still very hard though keeping a brave face in front of them. 

It’s looking like I’m going to be having a mastectomy and I also find out results on Friday. I’m hoping he will be telling me the next steps as I think I will feel a bit better for knowing what’s going to be happening and when.

Good luck for Friday.

Alison x

Hi Olivia

I’m so sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis.  I have also recently been diagnosed with grade 2 breast cancer and can totally relate with you on the horrendous waiting on test results. I’ve never experienced anxiety like it and my constant Googling hasn’t helped matters! I’ve two teenage daughters, 19 and 15 so with them being older have explained everything to them. It’s still very hard though keeping a brave face in front of them. 

It’s looking like I’m going to be having a mastectomy and I also find out results on Friday. I’m hoping he will be telling me the next steps as I think I will feel a bit better for knowing what’s going to be happening and when.

Good luck for Friday.

Alison x

Hi Alison, 

thanks for your message, I agree the anxiety is hurrendous! And googling.. it’s hard not to! Must be hard with your kids, but they’ll help you though it and. Be a support, but very hard putting on a brave face and trying to be normal in front of them. 

Sorry to hear you are having a mastectomy, do you know when you will go in? all the best and good luck for your results on Friday. Fingers crossed for you

Liv xx

Hi Alison,

I just wanted to wish you all the best for Friday. I am glad that you and Olivia have met up. You will both find it helpful to have someone going through the same thing at the same time and should be a great support for one another.

As I have already told Olivia, I had a lumpectomy 8 years ago followed by a double mastectomy 7 years ago. I was terrified of what might go wrong with my last ops, but it was really straightforward.

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

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Liv

Thanks for replying, it’s nice to chat with someone who is unfortunately going through this at the same time.  

I’m hoping after I get my biopsy results tomorrow he will be able to tell me the next steps. I’ve had to have 3 biopsies done as I have two lumps and then a 6cm area of suspicious calcification.  The calcification is the reason why he thinks I’ll have to have a mastectomy. To be honest I’ve got my head around that and just want it gone and quick. He mentioned last week mid October for the op. There is just so much info to take in isn’t there?! My head is spinning! 

Is it the MRI results you are getting tomorrow?  My sister’s friend also had to have chemo first as she had two large lumps and lymph node involvement. She is now having radio but has recently been given the all clear. 

Fingers crossed for us both for tomorrow and let me know how you get on.

Alison x

Hi Jolamine

Thanks for getting in touch. I remember your kind words on another thread when I was waiting for my results and really appreciate hearing from you.

I’m sorry to hear you had to go through this twice but heartened to know you are ok now. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. 

I will let you know how I get on tomorrow.

Alison x

Hi Alison,

Thinking of you tomorrow and praying for a good result.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thanks for your messages, so good to hear from others going through the same. 

Good to hear your sisters friend has the all clear, and praying for good news for you tomorrow Alison.

I have an MRI and CT scan tomoro but not sure when I get the results... 

All the best, will update you on tomorrow’s progress 

liv xxx

Hi Alison,
I hope that it is good news.

Kind regards,
Jolamine xx

Hi Liv,

Have you heard when you are likely to get the results of your MRI and CT scan?

Hope all is going well.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi jolamine, 

thanks for getting in touch, meant to update you both earlier, I hope you are well? I didn’t end up having scans last Friday it was just to meet the oncologist but had MRI and bone scans this week and ct scan tomorrow

bone scan came back normal which was a big relief and not sure about the others yet. Started chemo today which was ok but made it all very real and feeling pretty rough but all part of the course. I have amazing support so will get through it together ️

Alison, I hope all is ok with you? Thinking of you 

Liv xx

Hi Liv,

I am glad to hear that you have started chemo. How many sessions are you going to have? I know that it's tough going. Do your best to keep at it.

Getting a clear bone scan must have been a tremendous relief - let's hope that some of the others show a similar result!

Regards,

Jolamine xx