Hi Limey,

Welcome to our forum.

I know that the outcome of your hospital visit wasn't good, but in some ways you were lucky. First of all you were fortunate that it was picked up when you were attending for a different matter, so you have caught it earlier than you would have done otherwise. You were also fortunate to get everything seen to in a day. We all find the waiting in the early days tortuous and each day seems like a week.The fact that your lymph nodes were clear too is good news. Do you know what type, grade and stage of breast cancer you have?

Did you have any post-op treatment and, are you taking any medication now? I agree, we are so fortunate to have a NHS which is second to none and miraculously, all still free of charge.

I hope that things continue to go well for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Moll,

That's good. It is always a good idea to bring him with you if you can.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you.  I found a lump in my breast today after a scare with an enlarged tonsil last May (which I had both removed as a precaution they were clear of cancer) I always think the worst.  I'm so glad you're ok. Good luck. 

Hi Jacq,

I am sorry to hear about your latest find. We all tend to think the worst at this stage, but fortunately, this seldom comes to pass. I hope that you will phone your GP first thing on Monday morning and ask for an urgent appointment. If you tell the receptionists the reason for this, they will usually try to accommodate you.

This should save you from weeks of worry while you're waiting for an appointment. Here's hoping that you get the same result as you got in May.

Please stay in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Thank you Jolamine for such a lovely reply. I have just spoken to my sister and she is visiting me now. It will be nice to have some more support whatever the outcome. X x x 

[@Moll72]‍ i have been following this thread and I'm pleased that you finally have your diagnosis and I hope everything goes to plan for you. I , well my mum, is in a similar situation to where you were last week. She had a recall mammogram and ultrasound and a small tumor was found measuring 1.3cm and the nurse suspected no lymph node involvement after using both the ultrasound and mammogram to investigate the lymph nodes. I am clinging to this as we await my mums biopsy results which will arrive next week.

 I lost my auntie to breast cancer 10 years ago and I am petrified that something will happen to my mum. I have just had a baby and she loves him so I'm trying to let her spend as much time with him as possible to distract her. But I know she's scared and so am I. I am so worried about the grade of the cancer. The nurse kept stressing that the cancer is very small and could even be removed via local anesthetic as part of a trial. Please can anyone offer me any hope? I know I need to stay strong for my baby but in between caring for her I just sit and cry. Thank you 

Hi Glittersgold,

I'm really sorry to hear that you and your mum are going through this. It's such a horrible time waiting. 
 

Your mum is very lucky to have you and your baby taking care of her and taking her mind off it. It's the longest week ever isn't it? 

I called my hospital in an anxious state last Monday while I was waiting, just to talk some things through with the nurse I'd seen at my investigation appointment on the Thursday.

In that phone call I was told that it was  'very enouraging' that the lymph nodes appear to be clear on imaging.. and that she couldn't feel any swelling there when she was examining me either. What she meant by that was if it IS cancer (and it was!) it's much less likely to have spread if the lymph nodes seemed ok. That kept me going for those few days until my official results... it was still a horrendous wait but I kept thinking at least my lymph nodes look ok at this stage. 
 

when I received my diagnosis on Thursday I was told again that the lymph nodes appear to be fine and that's a good sign. They will remove a couple during surgery to double check though. 
 

From what I understand,even if there are microscopic cancer cells in the lymph nodes it doesn't mean it's spread elsewhere, it may mean radiotherapy just to get rid of those microscopic cells. 
 

although the waiting is absolutely unbearable at the time, now that I'm past that step, it's really reassuring to know that the biopsy samples have been thoroughly investigated. It's takes time to do all the things they need to do to get a precise picture of what's going on. 

I called McMillan cancer support today and spoke to a lovely nurse. I was on the phone to her for about half an hour while I was out walking my dog. She really was great at calming me and giving me some really good advice with how to handle my anxiety. I found the number online. I have a nurse I can call from my hospital too but only Monday to Friday. 
 

im not googling stuff anymore. It does me no good whatsoever. 
 

Wishing your mum the best of luck with her results. Xx

Hi all, 

J\ust generally adding to this thread because I hoped it would be better news for some and I am up and down with all of you as you find out results.

My biopsies have had to be repeated because they don't believe my little rock (3.5cm x 2.5cm) is actually formed of normal breast tissue. It's apparently a thing that you can miss the lump during biopsy and hit normal breast tissue - I nearly didn't believe that until I had a nurse friend confirm it. The only good news is my lymph nodes are clear, but I don't think they believe that either. 

I am going Monday to get the results because they are convinved its cancer so they think they will be telling me the type and stage but the growth results will take a while longer. Meantime I had to have a CT scan on Thursday and the person who writes the report was there waiting for me to get done so he could write it up for clinic. 

I am trying to stay positive - it's not cancer til they tell me and right now my lymph nodes are clear and my last biopsy showed normal breast tissue. I have to say the summons for the smear test came this morning and I was ready to lash it though. 

G x

Hi Gistaline,

I am sorry to hear that your biopsies had to be repeated, but they are as well to check that they haven't missed anything.

The fact that your lymph nodes are clear is good news and, I sincerely hope that the rest of your breast tissue remains clear when you get your results on Monday. I am sure that all you needed this morning was your invitation for a smear test. I hope that you are bringing someone with you to your appointment on Monday. It is always a good idea to do this.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx