I really appreciate everyone's support. And it's great to hear of your success Jolamine, I'm sorry about your mum, though she would be so happy you managed to fight it and see your lovely grandchildren. 

I get the results tmrw. I'll let you know when i'm able to. x

Su

My appointment is tmrw, ummm.

Did you get your results? I hope all clear. Sending lots of love your way.x

Hi Cherry, I hope you got good results. I would also be optomistic that it's over the phone. 

Take care.

Su x

Hi Subedo 

my results appointment is on 9th May, so a little wait until then. 
 

Best of luck for tomorrow. I hope you have managed to enjoy some of the bank holiday weekend. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow. Sending lots of love xx

Hi Subedo,

It's good to hear that your waiting is nearly over.

Keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Good luck for tomorrow!  The wait it difficult. I've got until 10th for my results. 
 

hoping all goes well for you x 

Hi Su,

Did you get your results today? I hope everything went well.

Not long for me to wait now, although I'm not sure how much sleep I'm going to get tonight as the closer it gets, the more nervous I'm getting. But I'll be glad to get the results either way.

Anyway, I really hope you had good results, and the same for everyone else who is waiting too, finger's crossed for all of you.

Hugs

Cherry x

Hi Beachhut,

A very warm welcome to our forum.

Have you been told when your results should be back? This is always an especially emotional and anxious time. Our over actice imaginations, don't help either, as they tend to go into overdrive, usually in the early hours of the morning. Don't worry about the tears. Crying is a good stress reliever and many of us shed copious tears at the start.

I am so sorry to hear that you lost your mum to cancer. I lost my mum to secondary breast cancer as well. It had spread to her brain, bones, liver and lungs. I was then diagnosed with 2 bouts of breast cancer, within a year of one another. That was 13 years ago. I had two young teenage children at the time and was terrified that I would never see them grow up. I have since been fortunate enough to see them leave school, go to university, graduate, find gainful employment, marry and provide me with 2 beautiful granddaughters, who are the light of my life. I also still lead a busy and fulfilling life.

Treatments have advanced so much since my mum had cancer. There was just no comparison between the experience which we both had. There are many different types, grades and stages of breast cancers. Some are more aggresive and need more aggressive treatments. There are different types of chemo, some of these have a number of side-effects, whilst others have very few. Radiotherapy is not as protractedas it used to be. In most cases it is now given as a 5-day course. This seems to be equally aseffective as the longer courses.

With a less aggressive type of cancer, some people don't even need radiotherapy or chemo and are given hormone therapy instead. Oestrogen feeds certain cancers, so these combat the effect of oestrogen. This is what I had, so I cannot tell you any more than I have read about radiation or chemo, as I never had either.

It is never a good idea to consult 'Dr Google' when you are still waiting for your results. Much of the information is out of date, poorly researched  and aimed at the more spectacular cases. This will only serve to scare you more. Try to stick to the more reputable sites, like this one if you have to read about it.

Can I ask what your symptoms are? Not all breast lumps are cancerous and 90% of cancers occur in the over 50ies. It is also a fact that out of every 10 people who attend the clinic, only 2 will get a cancer diagnosis.

Try not to look at the bigger picture, until you have a diagnosis and know what treatment, if any, is planned for you. It usually takes between 1-3 weeks to get the results of a biopsy, depending upon whereabouts in the country you live and how busy your hospital is. I would imagine that you should be hearing something soon.

In the meanntime, try to remind yourself that no amount of worry will change the outcome. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. Remember that we are always here for you.

Here's hoping that you will be around for that little daughter of yours for many years to come!

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hello :)

I had my appointment this morning and it was good news! They only found LCIS and Flat Epithelial Atypia (which were identified with the first biopsy), so it's just yearly mammograms for 5 years for me.

I really hope everyone else who is waiting also gets good news! Finger's crossed for all of you!

Hugs

Cherry x