Hi Hun 

I'm in the same boat! I've already been to the breast clinic last week, it was an urgent referral , I had a biopsy done , it's my whole right breast , I left it thinking it was an abcess and getting antibiotics I was too scared to get help with the pandemic too as I have a disabled son with 24)7 care , I'm basically I n a Nightshift with him. 

I went down for a CT scan tonight petrified but they couidnt do it cause I'm allergy c to iodene, and they need to use the contrast dye, so I have to wait for that too.. I've been in pain fir months but I have wound in my breast aswell , so hopefully they will have got you earlier than me and can do something about it xxx sorry to hear about your mum. 

Sendings thoughts out to you xx the waiting us the worst 

Scot chick & spirit love 

I had breast cancer july 22 I'm here if you need chats and support in anyway I can 

love Lara ️

Thankyou so much for your reply ,feel free to message me more if you like x

Hi Spirit love ,thankyou ,feel free to nesssge me about your fight ?x

Hiya I'm 44 and I've found a breast lump in my right breast, I went to the Dr's last week and I have an appointment at the breast clinic on Tuesday. 

I am like you I'm so scared and I keep thinking about my kids. I've been telling myself that if it is anything negative there are so many wonderful treatments out there now. My auntie has had breast cancer twice and beat it both times. I was celebrating her 70th birthday two weeks ago x

Your not alone xx

Missy

good luck for your appointment I wish you the best of luck 

love Lara ️

Hi Scotschick,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

I am sorry to hear that you are feeling so scared, but I can uderstand why. I was in a similar position to you 13 years ago. I too had lost my mum, to cancer and had just found a lump im my breast. My GP referred me to the breast clinic on the urgent pathway. I had two young teenage children at the time and was convinced that this was the end for me. I had a lumpectomy, followed by Tamoxifen for a year.

Six months after surgery I found a larger lump in my other breast. My surgeon was pretty sure that this was another cancer. Fortunately, biopsy proved otherwise. Almost a year to the date of my first surgery, I discovered another lump in my original breast. This time I wasn't so lucky and it was another primary. I had a double mastectomy, folowed by Letrozole for 6 and a half years. My surgeon was happy to do the double, because he felt that my other breast was possibly pre-cancerous.

In the interim, I have seen my children leave school, go to university, graduate, find gainful employment, marry and give me two beautiful granddaughters. I feel so fortunate and still lead a busy and fulfilling life.

Diagnosis, treatment and after care for breast cancer have all improved tremendously in the years since my mum had cancer. There is just no comparison between the experience that we have both had. Not all lumps are cancerous. Many turn out to be cysts or fibroadenoma. It is a fact that only 2 people out of every 10, who attend the breast clinic, will receive a cancer diagnosis, so here's hoping that you will be one of the lucky ones! Have you got an appointment for the breast clinic yet? You will usually get this within 2 weeks.

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

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Spiritlove,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

I am sorry to hear that you are in the same position and that your scan has had to be delayed, because of your allergy. Have you been given any indication of when you might get it now? You are right that waiting is always the most worrying time. Once you get a diagnosis, you can get on with fighting it before getting back to normal. 

It sounds as if you have your hands full already. I am sorry that you missed the nurses call today and hope that you get your biopsy results tomorrow. I hope that your wound is feeling better, now that the nurses are treating it.

Whatever, the outcome is, you will find the strength to deal with it. Somehow, or other, we all do. 

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

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Missyell,

A very warm welcome to our forum. 

I am sorry to hear that you are feeling so scared, but I can uderstand why. I was in a similar position to you 13 years ago. I had lost my mum, to cancer and had just found a lump im my breast. My GP referred me to the breast clinic on the urgent pathway. I had two young teenage children at the time and was convinced that this was the end for me. I had a lumpectomy, followed by Tamoxifen for a year.

Six months after surgery I found a larger lump in my other breast. My surgeon was pretty sure that this was another cancer. Fortunately, biopsy proved otherwise. Almost a year to the date of my first surgery, I discovered another lump in my original breast. This time I wasn't so lucky and it was another primary. I had a double mastectomy, folowed by Letrozole for 6 and a half years. My surgeon was happy to do the double, because he felt that my other breast was possibly pre-cancerous.

In the interim, I have seeen my children leave school, go to university, graduate, find gainful employment, marry and give me two beautiful granddaughters. I feel so fortunate and still lead a busy and fulfilling life.

You are right. Diagnosis, treatment and after care for breast cancer have all improved tremendously in recent years. There is just no comparison between the experience that my mum and I had. Not all lumps are cancerous. Many turn out to be cysts or fibroadenoma. It is a fact that only 2 people out of every 10, who attend the breast clinic, will receive a cancer diagnosis, so here's hoping that you, like your aunt, you will be one of the lucky ones!

I am glad to hear that you have an appointment at the breast clinic on Tuesday. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx