I’m sorry to hear about your diagnosis and wish you well, I was diagnosed in April with grade 3 breast cancer that had spread to my lymph nodes, it was a huge shock as had no lump or anything. I have found being open and honest about everything has helped me plus humour. It’s a terrifying situation but finding it is better than not. Xx
Hi it’s all the waiting and tests so nerve wracking because my imagination runs wild and I try to talk myself calm but dosnt work for long the stories I am reading on here have really helped to know there are others going threw the same I’m so glad I found this .
I think just where my heads at im expecting the worse so there for it would effect the holiday all round BUT I say this and I'm actually trying my best to keep my chin up this site has really helped me loads thank u to all xx
When I found the lump I thought the worst. Didn't help the drs kept saying yes that's a big lump. Then originally the Dr's said its likely begnin. So I felt more relieved. Then the ultrasound and biopsy came. I was told we don't know what it is. But I still remained positive but worried until my week later results appointment was cancelled as the results weren't back. I then told myself it was cancer. 2 days later I was told it was cancer but lymph nodes seem to be clear and it's grade 1. So remaining positive is the only way I can be now to be able to cope.
My friend told me about a psychology study where they found picturing prihanas eating the cancer away had a physical effect! So I tried that which helped psychologically.
Now i'm trying to remain positive. Thinking the worst and preparing for the worst isn't good for me. I'm telling myself I've already had the bad news and hopefully anything else will be positive. First part it's I'm not in for a full mastectomy (I thought i wouldn'thave a choice!). I've been offered a lumpectomy and partial reconstruction (followed by radiotherapy) as its too close to the skin, my lymph nodes appear normal on scans and the lumps on my liver are begnin.
This site has really helped me. I don't feel so alone.
I love your way or thinking and your right, your had the bad news ,so now its all about the postive outcome..I think this where I'm struggling with the not knowing and not knowing a plan if it is to be bad news just feel like your life is literally on hold untill these tests ,I'll be honest I'm little worried about the MRI as I'm claustrophobic and not sure if it's on my shoulder or whole my body?? Xx
I wish I could think like that the mri wasn’t as claustrophobic as I thought because you are kneeling on your front it was just the awful noises it makes I hope I don’t need any more of those xx
My first was just the breast. But because I'm tiny it caught a bit of my liver and they saw the cysts and said I needed another to check they were cysts so I had the second on my liver. They do take a while. About 40 minutes each. But they don't hurt. It's just noisy. The biopsy was the worst for me. I cried silently throughout. So glad I had my friend with me. X
Ahhh ok how lucky isit that it caught ur liver tho? I've not evan read up on the biopsy or the mri to be fair I just don't have it in me atm ,definitely think the support is needed makes all the difference xx
Yes tomorrow I have to have another biopsy I’m not looking forward to the first one I was taken by surprise so I just had to go straight to another room after the mammogram but this is an appointment xx
