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

Aw ladies - thank you so so much. With all this positivity of course they'll be fine!

Yes the fear is there but itll be whatever it'll be.

Ouch - that looks like that hurt big time! Be very careful of airborne infections.

I hate when that happens and know what you mean Sandra. Hopefully they'll bring it back. 

Had a Starbucks- man it felt good! After hols and my son being here where we've been out and about and eating not healthily I have put on too much weight! Shall lose some weight crying my eyes out tmrw when son leaves. Sigh......

Enjoy your weekend ladies and take care.x

Good lovely walk on Brecon beacons today.

Bad nothing! 

Oh Cornish that's a nasty cut, I should have popped round and bandaged you up! 

WQ x

Lol warrior....it would have probably been quicker than my trip to A&E lol

Afternoon peeps 

blimey Cornish heck of a gash that mind :-0

ah Chrissie we do miss em don’t we. FaceTime is a lifeline tho. 

Hope everyone has as good a day as they can x

The good, several of them! Stayed in bed til 8, can’t remember the last that happened, watched two film on tv and painted the last door! Managed to doss around for most of the day. Divorce settlement also going through. 

The bad, it’s dull and wet outside and I’ve had the heating on this afternoon!

Afternoon peeps 

ah Rileyroo woman after me own heart. This is day 2 of laying around nd all I’ve done is read book ( onto 2 nd one now), watch films/series, drink wine, nd eat  lol :-) 

it don’t happen often so embracing my inner slob :-)

hope you enjoyed yesterdays chillax too :-)

back t bsitting tomorrow.... if weather dry will take lil ones blackberry picking. Apples are lovely nd red on the lil ones nanas apple tree so we will pick some of them too nd make a crumble. 

Have as good a day as u can peeps x

Oh dear my work iPad won't connect to work network so can't check my one million work emails. Do I care ....noooo!

Keep your fingers crossed girls for first morning back tomorrow for me! 

WQ xx

My inner slob has got out with a vegengce today!

Apart from a four mile walk this morning I’ve done very little apart from cook and that’s quite enjoyable!

Oh dear, what a pity, never mind WQ!  20% will be out of date, 20% will be globals and not relevant, 10% are probably addressed incorrectly! That should thin it down a  bit!

Hi ladies,

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

WQ my thoughts will be with you tomorrow, I know what it's like when I have only had a week off.

Hopefully I find out on Wednesday what treatment I'm going to have, but my Seroma is still here. My right boob is almost the same size as my left today and feeling tender. I'll call the BCN tomorrow first thing. I've also had a headache for the last 2 days and done nothing but sleep as well. Anyone know if it could be connected or is it just me being stressed?

Snap on the headache front, Lemondrizzle. Can’t shift it. Change in weather conditions maybe?

Snap on the headache front, Lemondrizzle. Can’t shift it. Change in weather conditions maybe?