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 fine thank you. I have an MRI this afternoon. I think it’s to confirm everything as the ultrasound showed 2 areas of cancer which they think are joined, but there is dense tissue between which they want to check. I’m just hoping it doesn’t show anything new xx

Keep my fingers crossed for you gooner. 

Hey Snoopydoo Good luck for tomorrow. I am dreading mine on Thursday. I don’t have any dimpling either. I am so glad found this chat to talk to people going through this. It makes you feel less alone. I have everything crossed for you.

Hi Sycamores have you had a mammogram? Just wondered how it works in regard to biopsy and ultrasound . I don’t even know what they are doing with me on Thursday. I am also struggling to get mind off it, it keeps popping into mind. 

Thank you xx

Thank you- it really does all feel a lot better now. The not knowing was so much worse. Everyone has been so lovely about it xx

Hi Ruby,

I think most of us that have had our appointments have a mammogram first, then ultrasound. Then, depending on what the ultrasound shows, they may do biopsies there and then. With mine, they then put a couple of metal markers in the positions that were biopsied, and I had to go back and have another quick mammogram to check them xx

Let me know how you get on. 

Will do u too, good luck will be thinking of you x

Hi goonergirl how you getting on? I’ve not had an MRI yet but having it when I get back from holiday, I’ve noticed whilst here I’ve now got another area of puckering, a bit further up from before, surely it can’t spread that fast, hoping my MRI doesn’t pick up anything different than before xx

Hi goonergirl how you getting on? I’ve not had an MRI yet but having it when I get back from holiday, I’ve noticed whilst here I’ve now got another area of puckering, a bit further up from before, surely it can’t spread that fast, hoping my MRI doesn’t pick up anything different than before xx

Hi Lebell,

I’m fine, thank you. Just back from my MRI- I quite enjoyed having a lie down for 45 mins or so! If it hadn’t have been so noisy I would have had a nap!!

The MRI is nothing to worry about in itself. You basically lay on this bed with your boobs hanging though a hole, and they give you headphones with music of your choice from YouTube (or that’s what I got, anyway!) and then they just get on with it while you lay there. I had a cannula put in my wrist which they come and injected a fluid through in the latter stages- it helps them to get a better image apparently. It was all fine xx 

Glad it went ok today. When do you get results from MRI? 

I may need to buy one of these beds! XD Both my boobies have been sore since the mammograms/biopsy, I love sleeping on front and that's not an option at the mo. Best of luck with the mri results and good luck to everyone with appointments or starting treatments soon x

I don’t know- I think once the doctor gets them and checks what’s going on and that nothing is different, they’ll book me in for surgery. I can’t imagine it will be long x

Oh no- I’m sorry you’re suffering after the biopsy etc. I’ve still got impressive bruising from the biopsy 2 weeks later, but didn’t have any pain from it. The worst thing about the mammogram was being forced into really awkward positions and I had really sore shoulders and neck for a few days from that.

I did read that I’ll have to sleep on my back for 2 weeks after surgery- I have no idea how that’s going to happen as I just can’t sleep like that. I wake up as soon as I roll onto my back! 

Hi, oh that’s good then I’ve never had an MRI before I might get a bit of peace lol, how long does it take?

just had my HER2 receptor result back (still waiting on the progesterone) I’m HER2 and Oestrogen negative so it’s looking highly likely I’m going to be triple negative  (sad face) which means 12 weeks of weekly chemo (even sadder face) think my MRI is being booked for Tuesday the day I get back xx

Oh Lebel 

bless you I’m sorry to hear it maybe triple negative , my friend had this she had the 6 months of chemo then after operation had another 6 months of chemo tablets but the 2 nd lot of chemotherapy tablets the mop up chemo she didn’t loose her hair or anything xx

but triple negative responds very good to chemo , and this does not require hormone therapy afterwards xx 

Hi Laraj hope your ok?

im glad I’m on holiday a few mojitos to calm my nerves. I was half expecting it but just really worried that having week after week of chemo will give me no time of “normal/recovery” in between sessions. I’m dreading it….defo need to wig shop now :(xx

I was told it would take about 35 minutes but I didn’t actually notice the time they actually started and finished. It sounds like a long time to lay still but I was comfortable so it wasn’t a problem. I certainly didn’t find it scary- which some people (not here) had suggested it was. There are lots of noises but nothing too loud or sudden xx

Oh Lebell I am sorry for your news. I don’t really understand the receptor stuff and I am scared to Google at moment. So can’t say I fully understand what it means but Chemo does sound scary but hopefully your body will respond well and it will get rid of the cancer for good which is the light at end of it all. Then you can hopefully go on living your life to the max. I have however had 2 MRI’s previously on my back including one when I was heavily pregnant and I can assure you they are nothing to worry about very noisy hence the headphones but other than that fine. Hope this gives some reassurance if I can’t reassure on anything else. Sending you a big hug and enjoy those mojitos x