Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Hi all, I hope you are well 

Up to now I have been a bit of a lurker on here just really stumbling across posts while frantically googling! I thought as soon as I get the results to tell me I had a Fibroadenoma I would come on and post a message to stop other people from going through the anxiety I have for the last few weeks. But instead I find myself posting after being told I have breast cancer instead :( 

To try and cut a long story short I’m 40 and 3 weeks ago I found a lump in my right breast, went to my GP who said she thought it was hormonal as I had had pain and was taking the fertility drug Clomid. She referred me to be on the safe side. I went to the breast clinic 3 days later and after being examined the DR there told me pretty much the same thing. It’s either a cyst or Fibroadenoma but to be on the safe side she sent me for a mammogram and ultrasound. On the ultrasound they seen it and did a biopsy. Yesterday I had a telephone consultation, I work in the same hospital so just went outside to my car to take the call telling everyone I would be back soon. When the consultant rang he explained that it was actually Cancer. I told him I was outside where he was so he told me to go in and see him. I basically have 2 lumps but only one was biopsied so I have to have another biopsy on Tuesday to determine treatment. If it’s only one that is cancer I will have a lumpectomy and then treatment. If they are both the same I will need to have maybe treatment first and then definitely a mastectomy. Positives are as far as they can tell it’s stage one, triple negative ductal something or other and there is no evidence that it has gone anywhere else. So I Thank God for that. 

 

Sorry for the long post, was just hoping to meet some people who are going through this and to be able to vent a little bit lol 

 

Hugs to all 

 

Sarah xxxx

  • Oh don’t worry I’ve burnt my face lol I’m not sleeping too bad either. I find if I do wake up it takes a bit to get back to sleep but I’m ok dropping off. 

     

    I’ve  just been for my Other biopsy, I tell you all dignity goes right out the window doesn’t it and then I’m sure they get you back through the mammogram just for a laugh lol  

     

    xx

  • I know, they are used to it, I felt sorry for them having to see mine out lol. Hope it went ok.

    I was a bit nervous when I had the mammograms as I thought they might be quite painful but to be honest I said to the radiographer they are like to spaniel ears so probably are flat enough to be scanned anyway!

    Lucy x

  • :laugh::laugh:

    And mine! 

    It wasn’t too bad, once they’ve numbed it you don’t really feel a thing do you. Thank God. 

    Xx

  • No to be fair I didn't really feel anything, she was really good! I had 4 and didn't feel anything after the initial bit of local.

    PHEW!

  • yeah they aren’t too bad are they it’s just the anticipation but as you say once anaesthetics in you don’t feel anything 

    Did you get a good sleep last night? I didn’t have a problem getting off but woke up a few times and had to really try to get back off 

     

    xx

  • I wasen't too bad actually, like you say, ita getting ofd to sleep, but once I managed to do that I was Ok.

    Did you have an ok day today? Mine wasen't too bad

     

    Lucy zxx xxx xx

  • hey, yeah I’ve not been too bad. I was a bit achy from the biopsy so didn’t really do much but because I’ve beentryi g to constantly keep busy it was actually quite nice to have a lazy day. 

    How about you? Have you been up to much? Not long to wait now for your appointment. I’m praying all goes well for you

     

    xx 

  • Trying to kee busy with making sure kids are doing their schoolwork, walking the dog, housework etc.

    Didn't fall asleep until 4am!

    Not going to lie, starting to feel nervous. My appointment is at 1030 tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

    When do you find out your results?

  • Sarahelleen

    Hi Sarah 

    Yes its rubbish and scarry totally  mind blowing exoerience which i wouldnt wish on anyone.it completely mashes your mind at first.

    Im.still waiting on hospital for results of bone scan and ct scsn for the staging. I now know its grade 1  1DC, +ER+PR+HER2Negative.Silly me i thoght the grading was the same as staging, my son informed me its not lol.

    The waiting is horrible isnt it , everytime  my phones go.off im worried, and everytime the post is delivered im the same, its a strange  apprehensive feeling wanting to know, needing to know , but not wanting to know all at the same time.

    I do hope we both get positive news soon.

    Ill be thinking if you, keep.in touch on here and goid luck and positive vibes are being sent your  way. X

     

     

  • aah your bound to feel nervous about it but just think once you know you can plan and get through this one step at a time. Don’t forget to take something with you to write down any details. It really helped me to write down the positive things he was saying and then I look at it every morning to calm myself down. 

     

    Funnily enough my appointment is 10:30 next Friday. I’m not sure yet if it’s a telephone consultation or a face to face cos there was a bit of confusion about it. I have an ECG on Tuesday too cos apparently they like the get a baseline before treatment. I also had a call from the fertility Dr to say they are going to move quickly to start the IVF process to get my eggs out cos I will definitely be having chemotherapy cos it’s the triple negative so not feeding off any hormones. So that’s probably gonna be starting the next few days. How life has changed from this time last week! :neutral: 

    I will definitely be thinking about you tomorrow and hoping to hear good news!! 

     

    Big hugs xx