Thank you so much for your sweet and kind words of support. So sorry that you’re having to go through this. How is it all going?

May I ask how you knew it was cancer from the moment you found your lump?

Hope you OK hun. 

I'm going through the same thing worrying but I haven't had any tests yet but they found a lump in my right breast. 

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Hard to say.

I worked out I had endometriosis when I was in my late teens.  I'd never heard of it, then heard the word mentioned and something just hit my brain that that word meant something to me.  Went to my GP, asked if it could be the cause of all the problems I was having, she agreed it was highly likely.  Got exploratory surgery and sure enough.

I just seem to know my body very well, which is good cause with the fibroadenoma and the number of lumps I've had with that I'd have been at the GP all the time.  I also have always had a gut that my mum's cancer was genetic (even though we had no other women in the family to go on) and always had a feeling I'd get it 'young'.  I have been asking for early screening for years and this time I wasn't leaving the surgery without a referral.  Thank goodness given it was already stage 3 as the actual lump wasn't palpable due to all my glandular tissue.

Weird I know, I'm a scientist too not someone that gets caught up in hype or anything, but I always seem to have known my body for some reason.

Too right...same for me...good luck and keeping my fingers crossed for you xx

I’m glad you had a nice day with your family :) it’s so hard with loved ones, I almost feel guilty for not telling them as if it was the other way round I’d want to know. I just hope it’s not cancer for the 2 of us, I’m sure you’re the same I’m worried about how my family would cope rather then myself.

your appointment will be tomorrow is it? Good luck if so and please let me know how it goes, fingers crossed for you! I’ll be thinking of you x

Yes it’s tomorrow afternoon at 3:30pm. Thanks for your wishes and I hope more than anything that I’ll be able to come back here with good news! x

Unfortunately it was bad news. They found cancer cells in the lump and in the lymph nodes so chemotherapy starts in 3 weeks time and in the meantime they want to do a bone scan and CT scan, as well as genetic testing and fertility consultation. It truly feels like a nightmare come true but strangely at the same time I feel calmer than I did over the past 8 days while I was waiting for the results. I guess I’m here to stay on this board for a while and am one of that very small percentage of women who got breast cancer before even hitting 30.

I'm so sorry to hear this. I went to the breast clinic on the same day you did, so I've been following your post and I can totally relate to the agony of waiting for the results. I hope things look up once you know exactly what you're dealing with xx

Thanks. I’m still trying to process it all but also determined to stay positive.

Did you get your results back yet? Fingers crossed for good news for you x

So sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Ive just read this thread and really feel for you! I had my biopsy yesterday and have been spending a very unproductive day trawling the internet and going over and over things in my mind. I need to just wait 8 days until I see the consultant on Friday.

I can relate to your reluctance to tell family other than those you live with. I feel the same, I don't want to worry them possibly unnecessarily, but it would be good to be able to talk. I guess that is what these forums really help with. Good luck with your treatment.