Hi Sandra,

Welcome to Cancer Chat. I am sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis.You are doing well by trying to cope one day at a time.The first letter you received today wasn't so bad.. It is going to remove the cancer in your breast and give you the chance to live a normal life once all this treatment is over, so the sooner you start the sooner you'll be finished with it all. The second was a definite bonus.

What surgery are you going to have - a lumpectomy or a mastectomy?

I have had 2 bouts of primary breast cancer. The first was diagnosed 7 years ago and the second the following year. Have you got a treatment plan in place post-surgery?

Please stay in touch. Remember, there is always someone here whenever you feel like talking.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine.

Thanks for the reply. 

I have 2 small lumps in my R breast (no one can feel them nor is there any outward change to be seen nor pain. Caught on routine screening).

They are grade 1 and grade  2 both invasive cancers. On MRI my lymph nodes look clear.

I am having a lumpectomy on the 21st as a day case. They are hoping to make 1 incision to get to both but will re assess on day. They are also taking 2 sentinel nodes for biopsy just in case. 

After the op all things being equal I am to have radiotherapy mon to fri for 3 wks.

Wow how matter of fact does it all sound in the written word when it is so not.

7yrs post diagnosis - I tip my hat to you Jolamine. When we are first diagnosed it's like our lives ended in that moment. This is so not true "living with Cancer" never a truer word.

take care Jolamine 

Sandra x

I know how easy it is to start going down the why me road. Unfortunately that road leads to nowhere. You won't find an answer to that question. Im not saying it's easy and you have to deal with it your way. However If you dwell on it you will get completely overwhelmed by it. Plus you give it the power to dictate how you think and feel. I won't give it that power. It's here. I'm here. Who is stronger.....me! I will get through it. And I will get through it with style and laughter. You got this Nikki x

Go u treating yourself u deserve it:-)

let us know how u get on at docs tomorrow... will b thinking of u x

Wow Sandra. I love you got an allocated chair!!!! My daughter's have been amazing. One was with me on day I got results as my partners uncle was getting buried that day so I made him go. I'm learning fast that a positive attitude and treats to look forward to are the way to beat what this thing wants to do to your spirit. I just hope I keep this up and it's not just a big front with nothing to back it up lol x

Thank you Sandra xx

Yup chair... it’s tough up North u know lol.

Ah my daughter was with me when I got my results too... then other daughter took a wks leave to b with me after op ( which apparently meant she was chauffeur to the pub that wk... a lot lol).

You wring out with both hands every moment of joy to be had you and yours deserve it x

Hi Nikki,

Oh boy did I feel tired!

I didn't sleep well at night.  Between night sweats and, my mind going into overdrive in the early hours of the morning, I felt as if I was walking in a trance. However I fell asleep on any form of transport, or when trying to watch TV.

Eight years on I am still tired, but not as totally exhausted as I used to be and can now manage a short journey without falling asleep. I still have to pace myself if I want to do anything on a particular day.

It's a drawback, but it's liveable with.

I wonder how others feel. Has the tiredness stayed with you, or did you eventually get rid of it?

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

I have been through so much for this past year. Diagnosed twice with breast cancer in both breasts. 2016 September had a partial mastectomy and 5 weeks of radiotherapy. September 2017 diagnosed again with invasive cancer in the second breast and had a complete mastectomy.  Age 63 and so tired

Hi marike

thank you for dropping by to share I am so sorry to hear you have had twice:-(

Do u still work marike ( you are a 50s lady like myself so yr pension goal posts will have changed too grrrr). 

 I don’t know why some people ( like me) are fine and others not so much. 

Hope u have as good a day as u can. X

Morning everyone:-)

The bad...reading  with a heavy heart all the new people posting on here. The pain of coming to terms with diagnosis is so palpable in everyone’s written word I can almost touch it:-(

The good... the people posting on here giving support to others is heart lifting. Some still in the midst of it “all” and the ones years after the “event” and still coming on here to show others what can b achieved. 

Have as good a day as you can everyone x 

Hi everyone so I go to the doctors this morning to see if I could get to see a doctor to be told I had to wait till the 17th if April which is my operation date so another  receptionist heard me and got me in tomorrow morning had a long sleep this afternoon xx

Hi everyone so I go to the doctors this morning to see if I could get to see a doctor to be told I had to wait till the 17th if April which is my operation date so another  receptionist heard me and got me in tomorrow morning had a long sleep this afternoon xx

Evening:-)

oh no sounds like my drs! Mine has a system but if u don’t know it u will never get an appt. 

At least u have an appt tomorrow now. 

Glad u slept today grab sleep wherever whenever u can. Your body needs it. Let us know how it goes tomorrow. Here if u need us x

afternoon ladies ive been the doctors hes given me some iron tablets and he was going to put me on the sick but i told him i would rather work until my operation comes around so fingers crossed these will help xx

Afternoon 

Ah good- fingers crossed they are the boost u need. 

hope u are feeling in a bit of a better place today. X

No bad for me today yeahhh:-)

the good:- had a great day with the granddaughter while other lil one at school...harder shift than work mind;-)

Love the gadgets in daughters house. Alexa switch table lamp off, Alexa- switch kettle on. Alexa turn heating up to 22. Alexa play grans playlist ( music). Luckily school drop offs nd pick ups are  just under 4 mile walk or might not be able t justify the cake nd biscuits I’ve demolished:-)))

have as good a day as u can peeps x

Once these tablets start to work I should feel better and not tired all the time mind I'm struggling yo keep awake x

Cake needs no justification!

Lol true but... will b like a house end if don’t even get up yt put kettle on ha ha.

todays bad... 2 yr old granddaughter diagnosed with  cold urticaria:-) basically if she is warm but touches anything cold ( ie bare feet on tiles or wood floors) she comes out is huge hives ( nearly her full feet going up her legs). Gets them on her face even if warm but a breeze etc. So now on daily doses of antihistamines. Her sister got it around this age too luckily she grew out of it by 4 yrs so hoping lil one will too. Can b very debilitating hoping the antihistamines control it. 

The good...cold but sun shining. Playing the patient for lil one ( she has her drs coat nd bag nd checking me over:-) stories next ( with cuddles) love family time:-)

have as good a day as u can peeps x

Daughter had that, started at eightand lasted until she was thirteen. 

Aw bless. It’s awful  just come on in the last couple of days. It’s quite unusual- dr brought others in to see it nd took photos. 

Tbh if she is like her sister it won’t bother her too much but it looks really bad. Her toes nd fingers are nearly doubling  in size if comes up on them:-(

really hoping she grows out of it ( apparently it’s unusual for them to grow out of it though so fingers crossed). X

Hi Sandra... bless her ... my nieces lil one just got scarlet fever ...all these little ones poorly over the Easter brake ... bet they still manage a choc egg or two ... let's hope yr lil one grows out of it too ... sounds really painfull .. at least she can have lots of "nanny time"  

Like your good and not so good theme ... you've got a really lovely thread going here ...

Nikki... keep holding on ... and sleeping can be your bodies way of telling you to slow down so enjoy the rest ... and may all your dreams be nice ones .... chrisie