Hi, 

I know exactly how you are feeling I too was diagnosed with breast cancer last week and now have an appointment this week for a treatment plan. The gnawing anxiety of it all is horrible I’m still in shock like you will be. I hope others comment soon who have more experience in this to help you as we’re both very new to this news. Take care your not alone x 

Hi

I want to give you some reassurance, I am 81 and was diagnosed in Jan 24, with a grade 2 invasive carcinoma ER8 positive and a PR 8 positive, I had a mammograms and a scan and 2 biopsies of my lump, I was as good as told I had cancer on the same day,  two weeks later I had a scan and a full body MRI it took over an hour, I wasn’t to keen on that, my next visit to the breast clinic I was told the rest of my body was free of cancer, I then had a squamous cell carcinoma on my leg, so I needed to have that operation first with a skin graft, sadly the graft didn’t take so wound took longer to heal, I also developed Bells Pulsay, that was just like having a stroke, so steroids for 10days, that delayed my breast surgery, they won’t operate if you are on steroids, so the waiting was just awful, I was put on letrozole to shrink the lumps, I had two, I waited six months for my surgery, had the operation a lumpectomy and two lymph node biopsies, I went into day care centre at 7.30 operation took 3 hours, but was home in time for evening meal.

I have been very lucky, my breast it a bit sore and badly bruised but otherwise I am ok, I remove the dressing after two weeks, and should have the results around the same time, and then I will be told if I need radiotherapy.

I am so grateful to all the staff and the surgeon who I had complete faith in, I am hoping now I am free of breast cancer.

So it isn’t as bad as you may think, try not to worry as that won’t help you, and try to think positive, you will be well looked after.Ann

Hi

I want to give you some reassurance, I am 81 and was diagnosed in Jan 24, with a grade 2 invasive carcinoma ER8 positive and a PR 8 positive, I had a mammograms and a scan and 2 biopsies of my lump, I was as good as told I had cancer on the same day,  two weeks later I had a scan and a full body MRI it took over an hour, I wasn’t to keen on that, my next visit to the breast clinic I was told the rest of my body was free of cancer, I then had a squamous cell carcinoma on my leg, so I needed to have that operation first with a skin graft, sadly the graft didn’t take so wound took longer to heal, I also developed Bells Pulsay, that was just like having a stroke, so steroids for 10days, that delayed my breast surgery, they won’t operate if you are on steroids, so the waiting was just awful, I was put on letrozole to shrink the lumps, I had two, I waited six months for my surgery, had the operation a lumpectomy and two lymph node biopsies, I went into day care centre at 7.30 operation took 3 hours, but was home in time for evening meal.

I have been very lucky, my breast it a bit sore and badly bruised but otherwise I am ok, I remove the dressing after two weeks, and should have the results around the same time, and then I will be told if I need radiotherapy.

I am so grateful to all the staff and the surgeon who I had complete faith in, I am hoping now I am free of breast cancer.

So it isn’t as bad as you may think, try not to worry as that won’t help you, and try to think positive, you will be well looked after.Ann

Goodness me you have certainly been through it!  Thankfully my daughter is a nurse, taking me for my operation and will be asking all the questions.  My husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer yesterday but he will be on hormone tablets.  I appreciate your reply and hope you are free of breast cancer.  All the best with your recovery Sue