Waiting for appointment for the Breast Clinic

I am in a HUGE panic as I am waiting for an appointment at the breast clinic. My mother had breast cancer when I was younger, I have a little boy now and I am a 26yr old single mum. I don't want to talk to family about it as they will all panic (because of my mums experience) and my friends are all so busy with their own lives I feel a burden talking to them about it. So I am just hoping for some distraction techniques to stop my mind from going to the worst place.

Thanks

  • Hi there ...

    One of the hardest things about the process is " the wait"  last time I looked 8 out of ten lumps are benign... over the years I had five call backs ... the first 4 were fine, but I didn't know the statistics then .. so in the "wait" I did all the what ifs .. the worse case sinario was always there ... it can feel overwhelming...

    My 5th call back was positive ... but once I found out, it was putting a plan in place .. l have a big family, but I was the first to be diagnosed with it ... so fingers crossed you will get a good result ... but I'm still here 5 years later and my untie who got it a year after me is still here too .. treatments have come a long way, but we hear of those that lost to it which makes us think we will loose to ...

    But hold on in there .. keep as busy as poss ... and sometimes it can be good to let someone in on what your going through .. a hand to hold ... sending you a vertual hug... Chrissie....