I had what was supposed to be a fibroadenoma removed by a London Hospital as a day surgery patient. The op was on 10 Nov 2003. On 5 Dec I went for my post op visit was left hanging around for hours and then heard somebody outside the room I had been left undressed in say 'There's a woman with a very rare kind of cancer'. Anyway to cut a long story short it turned out to be me.

i had ductal cancer and ductal non invasive cancer focused round one area.  I had another surgery on 19 Dec 2003. I then had radiotherapy as I had breast conserving surgery.

Since 2004 I have had no dealings with cancer services but recently I noticed changes in the size of my affected breast and I have found three small lumps. On Friday I expect to have tests to see what the cells are in them. Not looking forward to this but I don't know why they don't treat us like adults and just ring us up and say whether they've found cancer or not. We are not stupid and I like to know what the science shows. The microscope can identify what it is. My mother and father were both scientists and I like to know the science. Good luck but make sure you get the information you need and I like it in writing. I am sending for my medical records from the London Hospital going back to 2003-4 so I can see how my breast was then and get the cytology results too for my new hospital as I have moved to East Sussex now. Good luck from a fellow cancer (maybe) patient..I am preparing for the worst and there's a lot of luck in it.

Hello 

i hope it wasn't any bad news. Could i ask, how did you Find out that you need the lump removed after the biopsy. Did They Tell you on the phone ? Im currentpy Waiting , dont know What to expect