good luck with your appointment. I'm in same position I went to doctors today with some symptoms didn't think I had any lumps but doctor confirmed she found lumps this morning and sent a referral for breast clinic, they. Called me 2 hours later with appointment. So nervous but trying to stay positive. Let us know how you get on so I know what to expect at mine xx
Things happen so quickly once you are referred to the breast clinic that it is frightening, especially when you don't really know what to expect. I expect that your phone call so soon after you saw your GP was possibly to try and fit you in before the Christmas holiday, so don't read too much into it.
You will not be given a diagnosis at your first appointment. You will have a physical examination of both breasts, followed by a mammogram and/or an ultrasound, then possibly a biopsy. There will then be a wait of 1-2 weeks for your results. Most of us would agree that this is one of the scariest times of our entire cancer journey - there are so many unknowns.
It is always a good idea to take someone with you to all of your appointments if you can. It is also wise to draw up a list of questions for your consultant prior to each appointment.
Keep yourself as busy as possible, which shouldn't be hard at this time of year. Try to avoid looking at Google. If you must go on to the internet, make sure that you only look at reputable sites. Others are poorly researched and would scare the pants off you.
When is yor appointment for? Please let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.
Thank you so much Mummy2myla. The prayer means a lot. It wasn’t great news today but seems to be very treatable. The experience of my lump appears to be very different to yours so don’t take my positive diagnosis as a worry. Most lumps are benign. I have a huge family history so was prepared for bad news. Thank you for your positive thoughts. Have an amazing Christmas and keep us updated xxxx
Thank you for the advice. We now have four of us in the family with cancer (me and my mum, husbands dad and his sister). Looks like 2019 will be a Rocky year but we will battle through it xxx
im so very sorry it wasn't the news you was hoping for. Stay strong and positive il keep you in my prayers I've been thinking of you all day. That's good that it is treatable so they caught it early in guessing? What is the next step for you in treatment? Thinking of you xx
I am so sorry that it was not good news today and, I am sure that you must be feeling awful at the moment. I know that I always expected cancer to stop at my door, but I was not in any way at all prepared for how I would react to my diagnosis. I cried copiously with no reason and, my emotions were all over the place. I swung between denial and disbelief for the first month and it was very surreal.
Have they told you what type of cancer you have or what grade it is and, have they decided on the best way forward for you?
You will get through this challenge and come out stronger for it.
i am in a state of numbness and worried about when the emotions do kick in. I sobbed when the breast care nurse mentioned talking to the children but otherwise can’t seem to find the tears. They said it’s ductal and the tumour is grade 2 but said that can’t stage properly until the surgery. Xxx
stay strong you can get through this if ever need anyone to talk to we are all here. Il be thinking of you and hope it's good news from the MRI next week and rs better than they thought sar. Il be thinking of you over the Christmas. I'm ok thank you sar just keeping busy counting down the days til 28th xxx
Bless you Sar you must be in turmoil. If yours is the same diagnosis as me - ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS then they told me it is totally contained in the milk duct, is non invasive, not life threatening and totally treatable.
As I understand it DCIS is also called stage 0 cancer and sometimes referred to as pre cancer. After biopsy it is then graded 1-3. 1 is the lowest and often just take a wait and see approach. 2 is intermediate amd 3 high (like mine) when a lumpectomy is performed and I had 15 sessions of radiotherapy.
If you are unlucky enough to get this awful disease then these are the things you want to hear. My surgeon said I would be cured after treatment and they don't say that easily with cancer.
As you say yours is ductal I sincerely hope this is the case for you.
Wishing you and all on here well. Sending hugs xxx
Bless you Sar you must be in turmoil. If yours is the same diagnosis as me - ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS then they told me it is totally contained in the milk duct, is non invasive, not life threatening and totally treatable.
As I understand it DCIS is also called stage 0 cancer and sometimes referred to as pre cancer. After biopsy it is then graded 1-3. 1 is the lowest and often just take a wait and see approach. 2 is intermediate amd 3 high (like mine) when a lumpectomy is performed and I had 15 sessions of radiotherapy.
If you are unlucky enough to get this awful disease then these are the things you want to hear. My surgeon said I would be cured after treatment and they don't say that easily with cancer.
As you say yours is ductal I sincerely hope this is the case for you.
Wishing you and all on here well. Sending hugs xxx
Thank you Irene. It does sound like this cancer may be similar to yours. As my family history is so significant they have talked about the option of a double mastectomy and that is what I would opt for. I know that sounds a bit drastic but it would eliminate further risk xxx
I'm so sorry you're going through this at the moment.
I had a double masectomy 2 weeks ago, my cancer hasn't spread, so like you it seemed to some a bit drastic but I couldn't bare the thought of yearly mammograms and the fear of it returning.
By day 5 after op I was off codeine and just talking paracetamol and now 2 weeks later it's a bit uncomfortable.
Basically having a masectomy wasn't half as scary or painful as I had expected it to be.
I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago. I am still in shock. I have quite a large tumour as it was misdiagnosed for 4 years! I am on hormone inhibitors to shrink it before mastectomy. Having another biopsy on Thursday for a different suspected area. The good side is that the ct scan was clear so it has not spread. Maybe that is because I am older 72.
That is wonderful news, what a relief. But 4 years misdiagnosis!!!!! Wow.
Good luck for your masectomy, that bit isn't scary at all. The weirdest thing about it is waking up and finding you are no longer tucking your boobs into your knick knacks, I have the breasts of a 20 year old again haha.
Whatever is coming your way, you know it hadn't spread, and you have to keep hold of that thought in your darkest moments. You're already beating it.
I am sorry that it has taken so long for you to get a diagnosis, but am glad to hear that it hasn't spread. I must agree with Emrich that the mastectomy is straightforward. I had less discomfort after my double mastectomy than I did after my lumpectomy. I also had the reassurance that I had taken all that I could away, which was worth it's weight in gold.
I am close to your age and couldn't have reconstruction, due to previous non-cancer related operations. I manage well with an assortment of prostheses and a few modesty panels.
I hope that your hormone inhibitors manage to shrink your tumour and that you manage to have your surgery fairly soon.
I'll have my fingers crossed for you on Thursday that the biopsy goes well and, that they don't find anything untoward in the other area.
