I have just been diagnosed with invasive lobular cancer which wasn't picked up on mammogram or ultrasound. waiting now for MRI. Feel like I am on a roller coaster. up one minute and down the next. Waiting is very difficult and emotionally draining.
Diane.I've just read your post . I was diagnosed in may with invasive ductal breast cancer .. didn't show on mammogram and only detected on ultrasound by a vigilant radiographer. I had 3 lumps ..non palpable .. one malignant ! I fell to bits initially but once I'd had my MRI ( which I worried about more then anything) and a plan for surgery and treatment i settled down. I was adamant from the start that i wanted everyone to be positive ... did not want to hear doom and gloom stories . I'm a nurse so had good insight but the staff at breast clinic were fab. Try and take each step as it comes . Each stage is a stage closer to getting rid of the critter .. a positive move . I had a lumpectomy and 20 sessions of radiotherapy . I went back to work in September and just had my first check up
The waiting is the worst .. and your emotional roller coaster is normal. I just wanted to keep busy and try and keep life normal. I hope this has been of some help.
Hello Diane. I am just starting radio after two lumpectomy ops. Once you are in 'the system', it gets easier to deal with I have found. They are just so on it those brill people in breast care units. At the early stage I found myself wondering about the worst case scenario. I don't really think about that now. Is all about the job of getting rid of it. That is what you need to focus on. I am watching my diet and trying to enjoy the today, which I did not do before my diagnosis. I am hoping for cure. They can do so much these days. I wish you all the best.
