Hi Amy,

I am so sorry to hear that your consultant said that he is pretty sure that it is breast cancer following your visit yesterday. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 11 years and, I was told this on both occasions too. This dashes your hopes that you might have been clear, but in some ways it gives you a week to prepare for confirmtion from the biopsy.The mammogram, CT and MRI scans are all straight forward and might help your consultant in his diagnosis.

As Sunshine has said, it is good news that it is treatable, but there are so many unknowns at the moment that it is downright scary. Write down a list of any questions you may have, because it is all too easy to forget what you want to say in the heat of an appointment. Most people don't tell family and friends until they get the full diagnosis and grading. This makes it difficult to put a brave face on things. I hope that you have someone who you can lean on for support throughout all this and, that you get all the genetics and fertility issues sorted out before treatment starts.

Hang on to that determination to fight this. You will find that it is so much easier to get through all this with a positive attitude if you can muster one.

Do please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,
Jolamine xx

Hi Amy,

I am so sorry to hear that your consultant said that he is pretty sure that it is breast cancer following your visit yesterday. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 11 years and, I was told this on both occasions too. This dashes your hopes that you might have been clear, but in some ways it gives you a week to prepare for confirmtion from the biopsy.The mammogram, CT and MRI scans are all straight forward and might help your consultant in his diagnosis.

As Sunshine has said, it is good news that it is treatable, but there are so many unknowns at the moment that it is downright scary. Write down a list of any questions you may have, because it is all too easy to forget what you want to say in the heat of an appointment. Most people don't tell family and friends until they get the full diagnosis and grading. This makes it difficult to put a brave face on things. I hope that you have someone who you can lean on for support throughout all this and, that you get all the genetics and fertility issues sorted out before treatment starts.

Hang on to that determination to fight this. You will find that it is so much easier to get through all this with a positive attitude if you can muster one.

Do please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,
Jolamine xx