Hello, 

I am sorry to hear you are going through this I am Too unfortunately but I had actual diagnosis yesterday.

I am now waiting for mri and ct scans then my consultant will decide treatment from there. 

Please feel free to message me, I have it so helpful talking to others today. I can't give you much advice during the wait as I am struggling with this too. I have reassured once there is a plan in place you feel better. 

Sending lots of love please message me of you feel it will help xx

Hello,

Thank you for replying so quickly. The waiting is the worse. I hope I'll feel better once there's a diagnosis and plan. I'm going to chat to friends and family and maybe my company support hotline. Feel free to message me too. Seems like we're at a similar stage.

Corinne

I think my husband would be thrilled if I started cleaning. I feel like they had a good idea what my diagnosis was but they didn't want to say. (I'm in France but good to know that UK doctors do the same thing.) 

Good luck for tomorrow. At least you'll know and be able to know the plan.

Thankyou so much, yes I'm pleased I don't have to wait much longer. The consultants words were I was 'borderline concerning' but I think you're right they have a good idea based on their experience. 

Keep me posted! xx

Hello - so sorry you're having to play the waiting game, it is the worst. Fingers crossed for good news for you.

When I had my ultrasound the radiologist said she was on the fence and wasn't sure until the biopsy results were through. Cut a long story short, I have just been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and start chemo next Wednesday. I'm hoping very much that you won't be in the same boat as me of course but what I will say is, you very quickly accept, adapt and adjust. The waiting is almost worse than being told you have cancer.  After being told I then had to have a ct and bone scan and another biopsy. I spent 10 days being a bit of an emotional wreck worrying about the results. When I was told that the scans had come back clear somehow having "just" breast cancer (and not any additional spread of cancer) felt a lot more manageable and less scary. Hard to explain but I guess what I'm saying is, I did get bad news and yes I did cry for a week but two weeks later I'm in a totally different headspace and grateful to be starting chemo and ready for these next few months.

The last thing I want to do is frighten you when the chances are you have nothing to worry about! It sounds like you found the lump early which is great and it is highly likely that it's benign - statistics say 70-75% of women's lumps found are benign so try to remain positive (very hard I know). Very soon you will know either way and it's so much easier to deal with things when you know the facts.

Keep us updated, am crossing fingers and toes for you. But just know that this is a fabulous forum for any help with worries or advice you need xx

Thank you so much. These sort of responses really help. I'm trying to be positive but I'm also realistic so I'm just hoping it hasn't spread. Some friends and family keep saying they're sure it's not cancer and try not to be negative which doesn't help much. I hope that I adjust and get ready for everything ahead of me once I know.

I feel for you. Very hard waiting and wondering. Try not to google things between now and your results as that just causes you more worry. Did the ultrasound show anything in your armpit by the way? Did the radiologist say they were concerned about your lymph nodes at your ultrasound? If not you should be reassured that it indicates it is unlikely to have spread beyond your breast. You may receive your biopsy results quicker than 2 weeks, I think I had a phone call 7 days after the biopsy inviting me to an appt 3 working days later so a 10 day wait. 
 

Its very easy to feel catastrophic while waiting - be kind to yourself and don't let your thoughts go too far down the rabbit hole! Fear of the unknown is way worse than dealing with the reality. I slept so much better after I had my consultation and scan results because suddenly things became more treatable and manageable.

Really hoping you get your appointment soon and all this worry is for nothing. But we're here if you need us!x

Yes I know I've googled far too much.  I know a bit about medicines with my job but nothing about cancer so it doesn't help. Yes they were concerned about my lymph nodes and took biopsies but she was just being on the safe side as the other doctor said the scan was normal.  I already have my appointments for the MRI and results but I'm hoping they might get back to me sooner.

Wishing you lots of luck today x