Hi everyone. I was diagnosed on Thursday with DCIS, and have to have surgery to remove the area in January, then once I've healed a bit I have to have 4 weeks of radiotherapy, 5 days a week. I think I was more shocked at the amount of radiotherapy I'd need, I never expected full weeks of it, maybe a day or 2 a week.
My breast screening centre called it pre cancerous, my leaflet says it's the earliest stage of breast cancer, Im calling it non cancer. I want to know what everyone else feels if they've had it, do you feel it is cancer? I think the hardest bit won't be the surgery, it will be attending the hospital, it might make it seem too scary then.
I'm so grateful for mammograms and this was my first now that I'm 50, so it's been caught at the earliest stage. I'm a lucky lady. Id like to thank the breast screening service in general, and the west of Scotland breast screening centre in Glasgow as they have been the kindest people, and explained everything so clearly at every stage.
Now, it's on with the festivities and over eating of Christmas, then after that the business of getting rid of these little buggers before they progress
Lynn xxx
