Waiting for surgery

Hi I have been diagnosed with lobular cancer grade 2 on the side I had a mastectomy 20uears ago u have had MRI CT and bone scan all good. I am waiting for surgery which is in 2weeks I am panicking that in that 2 weeks the cancer could spread .

Is there anyone that can suggest how to cope with these feelings not eating or sleeping well 

  • Hi I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Do you have a Maggie's centre near you? They offer relaxation classes and yoga etc, they also do workshops on how to deal with the not knowing and the waiting xxx

  • Thank you for your reply I will look into that.I I am going to speak to my breast care nurse tomorrow as well and tell her how I feel. I just feel like I have a ticking time bomb in me and want it out.as we have gone private they should be able to do something.we went private because I couldn't handle the waiting on the NHS especially as apparently I got lost on the system hence the delay in the CT scan. Also the consultant was awful and just said you have invasive cancer has probably gone to the bones so go home and wait for an appointment.

  • That's awful. I am so sorry you have had this wait and diagnosis. Just make sure you fight it hard. It's amazing what we can achieve when we remain positive although it can be very hard at times to stay positive. He should never have mentioned that until you had your results. Just remember that he may not be right and has caused all this worry for nothing. One thing my dad told me when he got his diagnosis and a rough guess of how long he had to live was that not to worry we might get hit by a bus tomorrow and die before him it's so true though x

  • Thank you it is a very stressful time.all the test results look good have now got surgery on Friday because we went private I have to go before for a radioactive dye into my breast and another scan did you have that and is it as painful as they say x