Hi Merlincat

I'm not 100% about the staging process as I haven't been given a stage yet and I'm halfway through chemotherapy.

All I can say is that my tumor was 18mm when I found it and I was told that was classed as small, so yours must be classed as small which is a good thing.

Were you given a Grade? I believe treatment is based on things like the Grade of the tumor, and other tests ie whether it's HER2 positive/negative, MRI scans etc.

I agree the waiting is awful. It seems to take forever but you will get the information you need so your team can plan your treatment catered for you. In the meantime we're all here for you.

Amy x

Thank you for your responses.  Not knowing is hard. Having 2 areas is scary. I'm a 51 year old single mum of 6 year old twins and am so worried how I'm going to cope. 

Anna71 I thought everyone was told a grade? 

Amy2088 I have not seen my consultant yet so do not have a grade.....

I have so much to learn.

It is all a whirlwind, especially at the beginning when your waiting for all the information. The thing with breast cancer (and I'm sure all cancer in general) is that there is not just 1 type, there are so many different parts to it and it takes time to get all the information to get a treatment plan in place. My treatment plan completely changed from having surgery, radiotherapy and hormone treatment to having to have 4 months of chemotherapy first and a years worth of extra treatment, all based on just one test for HER2 protein.

I can't tell you not to worry until you know the plan because you will worry, it is totally natural. I was convinced mine had spread because my mind was conjuring up all sorts of aches and pains but luckily it hadn't, it was all in my mind.

As I say there is so much support out there. If you need to vent feel free, if you need to cry feel free, if you need to scream and shout to get it out feel free. We've all been there and completely understand. 

Amy x

It is all a whirlwind, especially at the beginning when your waiting for all the information. The thing with breast cancer (and I'm sure all cancer in general) is that there is not just 1 type, there are so many different parts to it and it takes time to get all the information to get a treatment plan in place. My treatment plan completely changed from having surgery, radiotherapy and hormone treatment to having to have 4 months of chemotherapy first and a years worth of extra treatment, all based on just one test for HER2 protein.

I can't tell you not to worry until you know the plan because you will worry, it is totally natural. I was convinced mine had spread because my mind was conjuring up all sorts of aches and pains but luckily it hadn't, it was all in my mind.

As I say there is so much support out there. If you need to vent feel free, if you need to cry feel free, if you need to scream and shout to get it out feel free. We've all been there and completely understand. 

Amy x