Hi Sar,

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.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi, My experience was similar to Sar73, although they didn’t come about and say what they thought (obviously they can’t until, the tests have been complete) I felt the fact that I was introduced to the Breast Cancer nurse and given contact details to call any time indicated the strong possibility of a positive diagnosis, Good luck x

Thank you Mummy2myla. I have an MRI next week and then looks like will be surgery. Hope you are doing ok and taking your mind off things xx

Hi Jolamine 

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

Hi sar,

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

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

Yes Sar. I think it's important to listen to your medical ream. I totally trusted mine and have no regrets.x

Hi Sar,

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.

Good luck with every thing.

Xxx

Hi Emrich,

I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer in the past 9 years. I had a lumpectomy first time around and, had my double mastectomy 8 years ago.

I would agree with you that it wasn't half as scary or painful as I had expected it to be. In fact, I found it less painful than the lumpectomy.

I have never regretted this and now feel that I have done all that I possibly could to eradicate my cancer.

I hope that your discomfort settles for you soon and that you then remain cancer free.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx