Morning all 

Same as you all went to see doctor on Friday had letter today for breat clinic week today 

Is ut normal for appointment to come so fast 

I found one lump in right upper side of breast but during doctor exam found a further 2 in arm pit can not get it off my brain and had a melt down friday night 

Hey Missty,

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you’re having a tough time with worry.

like others have said, it’s all very normal to receive your referral very quickly. I received a referral review letter in the post the day after my doctors appointment, but then it took a few weeks to get my appointment (due to the waitlist in my area and recent strikes) whereas others received their appointments much quicker than me. 

I’m pleased you’ve managed to get an appointment so soon, but please don’t read anything into this. 

it’s incredibly hard to focus on anything else when you’re so anxious, but honestly, having a good cry and getting those emotions out are so important. I hope you have a good support network around you - do try and keep yourself busy if you can. Watch a few episodes of something to take your mind off things or take yourself out for a lovely walk somewhere pretty and soak up nature. 

Let us know how you get on, we are all here to chat anytime xx

I’m really not sure, I hate being cold and the oncologist said many women get headaches with them, my hair is pretty fine and falls out all the time anyway with any luck I might get a thicker head  of hair haha xx

Aww bless you you sound so positive.

have a look on Amazon they have fringes on a hair and they are amazing it’s a actual hairband I bought a few of them as if you have a hat on or those beautiful turbans it looks like you have hair underneath, and you can buy sportcaps with hair xx. So much choice now I studied it and bought it all and never used it I had custom made wigs done , I donated them to charity afterwards x 

HI GoonerGirl,

I am so sorry to hear this. The one good thing is that you have caught it early. It is always difficult to break the news to loved ones, but the thought of it is usually worse than actually telling them. Although I appreciate that this will still come as a shock, you sound pretty positive about the way forward. If you can maintain this positivity, it helps, when you break the news.

I am glad to hear that the lymph nodes appear to be clear and that there doesn't seem to be any need for chemo and hope that this continues to be the case post-surgery. You're in for a tough few months, but you'll soon be back to your old self. I'm delighted to hear that hubby has been more supportive today and hope that this continues.

I am pleased to hear that your doctor was lovely - you will feel much happier about going through this when you have faith in your surgeon. I hope that the MRI on Monday can clarify things further for you.

As you know, we are always here for you.

Kindregards,

Jolamine xx

Hi GoonerGirl,

I forgot to mention that the MRI produces a series of images of the inside of the breast. As far as I understand, this give more detail than a mammogram or CT scan.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

So had a text this morning Monday's appointment has been cancelled due to doctor strikes no other appointment been booked for me yet 

Now a stressful weekend waiting for next week and another appointment beening booked going out my mind 

Thank you Jolamime,

I have told my kids now, and have started to tell other family and friends. Everyone is really shocked, as obviously they had no idea what had been going on in terms of tears, scans etc. On the other hand, I’m feeling quite relaxed about it, now I know what’s going on! I can talk about it without crying, which is a big step forward. 

Everyone I dealt with at the hospital has been lovely, and I can see a way forward now, which makes everything feel so much better xxx

Oh Missty- I’m gutted for you!! The waiting is bad as it is, without having another unexpected wait. I hope you will be able to switch off a bit over the weekend- do something lovely for yourself, and keep checking in with us if you want/ need to chat xxx

Thank you I'm looking to see where amd how long wait to go private for for mammogram but I think I'd need a ultra sound aswell due to my implants 

Misty 

I used spire they were amazing x good luck 

oh no, so sorry to hear they’ve cancelled due to the strikes - did they give you any idea of how long you may have to wait?

Not sure where you are in the country, but I pondered going to London at one point as that seemed to be the only place that offered private consultations & tests all in one day near me. I also looked into Nuffield Health which sounded great but there was a 2 week wait for my nearest hospital (I’m in sussex).

I ended up sticking with NHS and waiting 3 weeks for first consultation appointment which was delayed due to doctor strikes. I then had an ultrasound 5 days after consultation. Hopefully it won’t be delayed by long for you and they can rearrange for you the following week Hope you’re doing ok and sending love xx

oh no, so sorry to hear they’ve cancelled due to the strikes - did they give you any idea of how long you may have to wait?

Not sure where you are in the country, but I pondered going to London at one point as that seemed to be the only place that offered private consultations & tests all in one day near me. I also looked into Nuffield Health which sounded great but there was a 2 week wait for my nearest hospital (I’m in sussex).

I ended up sticking with NHS and waiting 3 weeks for first consultation appointment which was delayed due to doctor strikes. I then had an ultrasound 5 days after consultation. Hopefully it won’t be delayed by long for you and they can rearrange for you the following week Hope you’re doing ok and sending love xx

I'm not to far I'm Hertfordshire 

They have give me nothing bar message saying that it has been cancelled no other date I may wait till Tuesday/Wednesday when strikes are over and see if another appointment is available and a date take it from there x