Hiya I'm so sorry your going through this. It's understandable that u are scared I was too but try not to worry until it's worth worrying about. Do u have someone to talk to as u need an outlet 

Hi Croakey,

I am so glad to hear that your right breast was clear. Were you told what type of breast cancer you have? Grade 2 is quite treatable and, it sounds as if you are quite positive about your diagnosis.

I hope that your lumpectomy goes well and that you start to move forward soon. It always seems strange to feel lucky when you've been given a positive diagnosis, but you are right. The sooner you start to treat this the better the outcome is likely to be.

I hope that you can get by with radiotherapy and that you won't need to have chemo. Do please keep us informed about how you get on.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine 

The consultant said that it's invasive IDC (? I'm not used to all the terms yet) - which is the most common one? He said they're waiting to see if it comes back as HER2 positive, because if so, that's when I would need chemo - I hope I've understood it all properly. He is pretty sure that won't be the case but like I said yesterday, I just need to have whatever I need to have to get rid of it. It feels a bit more real today, but I'm still feeling positive xxx

I'm so pleased you've got through your first appointment and are feeling positive and the outcome is good (as good as it can be anyway in these situations if you know what I mean).  I was thinking of you yesterday and so hoping it was positive for you., hope mine goes the same way too.  Take care of yourself and lets know how it all goes along the way. Xxxxx

Hi Croakey I could have written your post. My mum was diagnosed this week with the same type of cancer as you and grade 2. She is booked in for a lumpectomy later this month and will have her lymph nodes checked. Then we will find out the response of the HER2 outcome which is hopefully negative. Best of luck with your journey! 

Hi Cags 

The consultant was so lovely, he basically said it would probably have been another year and a half before the lump would be big enough for me to feel it, by which time we would have been looking at a very different situation than we are now. He described it as a cancerous pimple, with it being so tiny. I can't say I'm looking forward to the op/treatment but I am still so grateful it is so small and so thankful that my mammogram picked it up three weeks ago xxxx

Hi Glittersgold

Thank you so much for your message. It's not until you find yourself in this situation and looking for people to talk to, that you realise how many people are going through the same thing. Please give my love to your mum. She will be OK xxx

I'm hoping mine will come back with similar results, fingers crossed, the radiologist said it was relatively small and I (or a doctor) wouldn't have been able to detect it with physical examination.  Thank you so much for letting me know how it's going, makes it a lot less scary knowing others are going through all this and I've felt decidedly more calm last day or so.  Xxxxx

When are your results Cags, Wednesday isn't it? I've got two young crazy cats who have kept me occupied, playing and running around like lunatics, I watched some good films and series on Netflix, cleared two kitchen cupboards and went to work - that's how I got through the week of waiting. I'm here whenever you need me, for a chat xxx