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Mum diagnosed - think it’s ulcerative

Nitnatc
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my mom was admitted to hospital last night as  unbeknown to us she’s has a breast lump for almost 8 years!!! Please don’t judge, we’ve been through enough of that today and having seen my stepdad encounter gruelling chemotherapy back in 1991-1994 and subsequently pass away, she has always said she would never undergo treatment :-(

luckily my sister had text her about lunch out and she admitted she had not been well, when probed said she’d been bleeding a lot for a couple of days from this lump in her breast.

Todyt has seen her have mammogram, X-ray, scan and CT scan and told it’s pretty certainly cancer :-(

im guessing that it’s come through the skin that it’s ulcearted ?! This I understand and naturally with the timescale is very advanced. My mom seems quite confused and not able to tell us much about what the drs have said - I suspect however her prognosis isn’t good, especially as I fear other than mastectomy she would not accept any treatment - myself, brother and sister are naturally very frustrated with her :-( 

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    Hi Nitnatc,

    I can only speak from my own experiece. I didn't have the same sort of breast cancer and, had no ulceration. I have never felt unwell, but have been unbelievably tired. I have only known of one case of ulcerative breast cancer with a friend. She felt well, but was very aware of the smell associated with the ulceration.

    I am glad to hear that either you and/or your sister will be attending your mom's appointment with her.  It is a very stressful situation for her and, she will only recall a small percentage of the conversation afterwards. It is always wise for your mom to have someone with her for all of her appointments.

    I am glad to hear that your mammogram last week and your sister's last year were both clear.

    I hope that you get to find out more at the upcoming consultation. We are always here for you all.


    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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