Thank you for sharing this. I really feel for you and I'm praying for you to have the strength and support to get through this, whatever the result tomorrow. 

Hi Lisa,

A very warm welcome to our forum.

I am so sorry to hear about your anxiety. You have done well to keep this to yourself over Christmas. Telling family and friends is something that we nearly all dread. How you tell them greatly influences how they react. Most people don't tell anyone, bar perhaps a partner, until they have a definite diagnosis. You are fortunate that you have been picked up quickly. I have lost my Mum and several other friends and family members to cancer and have had 2 bouts of breast cancer myself. Diagnosis, treatments and aftercare, have all moved on. There is just no comparison between the experience that both my Mum and I have had. I was diagnosed 13 years ago and despite having had 2 bouts within a year, I still lead a busy and fulfilled life.

I am glad to hear that there doesn't seem to be any spread to your lymph nodes, so hopefully this means that you may have caught it early. You will find that if you are able to put a positive slant on this when you tell people, they will do the same. On the other hand, if you are all doom and gloom they will match your mood. You will find that no matter what the outcome is, it is easier to deal with once you know what you are up against.

You will find this forum a great source of help and support, from people who really know what you are going through. Waiting for results is one of the worst parts of a cancer journey. I sincerely hope that all goes well for you tomorrow.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you for sharing . I have my results tomorrow after biopsy's on my cervix that were taken on 16th December and after my MRI at 11am and am terrified - my thoughts will be with you tomorrow x 

Dear Jolamine,

Thank you very much for taking the time to write. It's lovely to read this response. It's helpful too to have a reply from an informed and experienced person - and with such hopeful advice :) You are right - about the hope! So much dread and despair comes with a diagnosis, especially when we carry difficult feelings from past situations with cancer. I really liked the three docs I saw on 19th Dec. What a tough job they have, and as you say - onwards with hope and positive attack. Best wishes to you and many thanks, Lisa

Dear Evesmum, wishing you all the best for a better outcome. A very difficult time and long wait for you. Will think of you at 11am and everything is crossed for you. This is such a helpful forum - everyone will be wishing you all the best and sending strong hope. Best wishes, Lisa xx

Hello MinnieMouse22, what a great name. 

Thank you very much for such kindness. Thank you for the prayers - prayers help. Strength and resilience. Thank you - and for you too. All the best. Lisa

Thank you so much x 

Hi Lisa

I'm thinking of you today. 
 

I'm a lifelong Disney fan and my grandfather called me Minnie Mouse and then later Miss Mouse . 
 

I get my results next Wednesday and I'm so scared. I only told 2 close friends and my in laws. My husband obviously knows as he went with me to the initial appointment last week when they did the mammogram, etc. I was supposed to go on my own next week as I have 4 children and 2 needed to be picked up at the same time as my appointment. I asked my lovely friend and neighbour to pray for me to have the strength to get through the appointment and she said she'll do that and pick my children up so my husband can go with me. It's even more kind when you consider she homeschools her children and so has no need to do the school run. 
 

It's amazing how kind people are and I'm so grateful. My mum had to go through her tests for melanoma and diagnosis appointment alone as she lived 85 miles away from me at the time. 
 

Michelle x x

Hello Minnie, Michelle,

I read that 80% of call backs can be false, which is reason for hope. Also that as someone else very kindly wrote to me, the advances over the last ten years are so dramatic that any positive result is not as terrifying as it used to be and to try to find the strength and determination to get through this period. I have been rehearsing in my head for ten days the most likely outcomes and tried to get used to it. I also did some yoga last night (I am not good at yoga! Had to hang onto the TV and a chair at one point...!) and just making myself breathe through some movement made me much calmer. I pray for you Minnie that each day you will find ways to get strength. The help from your husband and lovely friend are evidence of the love coming at you! I am sure you have been through some very tough spots in your life, and I am trying to think of this as the start of a new tough stage and a journey. There seems to be so much support in this forum - it is fantastic. Feel the support and prayers. My mum went through a very bad time when my brother and I were small and she said our laughter ever day got her through. 

WIth best wishes, Lisa xxx

Hi Lisa

I've been thinking of you. Hope it went okay yesterday.

Michelle x x