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 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 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