I have been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I knew it  I just had my well needed therapy session so feeling a bit more calm but I truly had a panic attack and was in complete shock. I’m due an MRI scan in the next few weeks to confirm. It’s hormone related so I may not need chemo but I will likely need a mastectomy. I’ve got a lot on my side, I will be ok and I will get through this, I’m still terrified. 

I have been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I knew it  I just had my well needed therapy session so feeling a bit more calm but I truly had a panic attack and was in complete shock. I’m due an MRI scan in the next few weeks to confirm. It’s hormone related so I may not need chemo but I will likely need a mastectomy. I’ve got a lot on my side, I will be ok and I will get through this, I’m still terrified. 

Bless you. I’m so scared about my appointment. I don’t know what to do with myself. Wish you all the best xxxx

The waiting is the worst. Now I know I actually feel a bit better, because my intuition was right, I wasn’t going mad. And I found the lump myself so I feel like I took real responsibility over my health and I’m proud of that. 
Keep calm and breathe through everything, don’t suppress your emotions but ride them like driftwood on a winding river - visuals really help me. I’ve also distracted myself with bingeing documentaries. It’s hard to accept what you don’t know. I wish you all the best for your results. Please do come back to let us know how you get on. We can get through this. Big Hugs! Xx

Thank you so much! Here’s hoping and wishing the best for us all xxxx

Hi Danielle,

I am so sorry to hear that it is cancer - do you know what type of breast cancer it is? It is good news that it is hormone related, so here's hoping that you can avoid having chemo! I actually felt happier after I had my double mastectomy, as I felt that I had done all that I could to get rid of the cancer. Much to my surprise, I also coped much better with the mastectomies than I did with my lumpectomy. Did they say why they want you to have the MRI?

You will settle down a little once you get the results of the MRI and know exactly what you are dealing with. I meant to say in my last post, not to let the fact that you were seeing a surgeon for your results today worry you. All the consultants we see on our first visit are surgeons, so this is nothing to worry about.

Please continue to keep in touch and remember that we are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx