Hello everyone. 10 days ago I was called in to get a needle biopsy for one of my breasts as they spotted a 6mm lesion on a MRI with dye - I took part in the BRAID survey. Because of Christmas, I get the result tomorrow. I asked the consultant radiologist in the biopsy procedure if she thought it was cancer, and she said yes and it seemed an inflammatory lesion.

I have no symptoms, can't of course believe what they said last week but do realise it's a common thing, cancer...

I managed to get through Christmas without telling anyone (I just got over bronchitis after a winter infection that I've had for the past three weeks...) and thought that was enough to share. Also, I found I don't actually want to tell anyone about this at present until it's clear what is going on. I am in a church and everyone was so kind about the lung infection that I thought the news about tests would be me consoling others and handling their emotions rather than me sorting out my own attitude. I have lost three friends to cancer in the past 24 months as all of them didn't get diagnosis or fast treatment and then, when they were diagnosed ,it was too late, because of the pandemic etc etc. 

I feel very fortunate to have been picked up so fast and to get help like this. The ultrasound suggested the cancer has not spread into the lymph nodes.

I have lived alone since my husband left, trying to live a very healthy life, and followed a strict diet (my mum was a smoker and died recently - no cancer on her side at all - just dementia). I swim, cycle and read books etc, films - these are my main passions outside work. Also very involved in church. My family live away a way and have always been a bit - not sure how to say it - self-obsessed would be one word - so I don't  trouble them. I do not have kids and can't bear the possible pity coming at me for not having someone to look after me and being alone and all the baggage that goes with this. I have good friends but since the marriage breakdown, have tried to be very much standing on my own two feet.  

I have been so helped and impressed by the contributions on this forum, I looked at it before when both my father in law and mother in law were diagnosed with cancer - both of them died very quickly after diagnosis - maybe six months. It's a horrible illness. Thank you all so much for the sharing and caring you do. I am so uplifted by the worry people feel and support you offer to each other. Thank you very much, Lisa