Recently diagnosed with BC

Hi everyone, 

Been diagnose with grade 1 BC. It’s worrying and had sleepless nights after being diagnosed in November after second mammogram that I got .7mm grade 1 BC. No matter how old you are it really affect to individual. We are bombarded with lots of question= how to deal with it? What is my kid’s  future when I’m gone?  How long I gonna live? Can I survive the treatment when I have underlying health issues? etc, etc.  I am 60 and recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis and constant high blood pressure. 

Done the lumpectomy on 16 December 2020 and waiting for the schedule for radiotherapy. I was told with my breast doctor that after the breast operation we will wait for the biopsy. If anything left after the operation I will undergo a second breast operation. Then followed by radiotherapy for a week and medication up to 5 years. 

For now, I never tell any of our friends what’s going on. I want to keep it secret for now that I am undergoing treatment. Because to me telling them doesn’t help. I don’t want them talking about me dying. 

I only have the guts to join the chat and tell you about my health condition and hopefully we can share how we deal with our illnesses. I am a Christian and I believe God will never abandon us in times we needed Him most.

Best wishes. 

LL2011

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  • Largerlime2011

    I'm also 60. Recently diagnosed with ductal cancer, grade 2.

    Op and Pr positive. Her2 negative.

    29th December I had a wide local excision and sentinel node biopsy.

    Tomorrow I go back to clinic to find out what is the next plan.

    It took me until the day before my op that it sunk in that I have cancer.

    This was only picked up from my mammogram screening.

    Best wishes to you

    Litchielou

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    Hi Litchielou,

    Sorry to hear you got ductal cancer.  I have no doubt that our doctor/surgeon know how to treat us respectively. 

    I know it’s not easy dealing with this kind of illness but we need to think positive. Don’t lose hope. I have 2 friends with BC like me but because the NHS Service is brilliant and the cancer was detected early they are all cancer free now. We need to be strong facing this trials. 

    Wishing you all the best and hope your treatment go so well. 

    Hugs xx 

     

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    Hi Litchielou,

    Sorry to hear you got ductal cancer.  I have no doubt that our doctor/surgeon know how to treat us respectively. 

    I know it’s not easy dealing with this kind of illness but we need to think positive. Don’t lose hope. I have 2 friends with BC like me but because the NHS Service is brilliant and the cancer was detected early they are all cancer free now. We need to be strong facing this trials. 

    Wishing you all the best and hope your treatment go so well. 

    Hugs xx 

     

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