Hi, sorry I'm gatecrashing, I've been following your thread. Thank you for sharing your diagnosis and I'm pleased the surgery has been booked so soon for you. I'm hoping to finally get some sort of diagnosis next Thursday - feels like the month from hell since I realised I had set upon this journey. Good luck to you and thank you xx 

I had my surgery yesterday. Local wide excision of the lump and sentinel node removed for biopsy. I feel a bit sore but ok...the node site is the sore bit, I can really feel any pain in the breast site. I've now got a two week wait until I go to clinic for histology result and should find out what other treatment I'll need. Hope everyone ok xx

Hope you're doing ok, Angrymum. How did your apt go? 

Thank you for responding and updating, you must be very tired as well as sore. I'm sending positivity and virtual hugs. My stereotactic biopsy due today got cancelled due to sickness, so I'm delayed another fortnight for that before next MDT once those results are back and then hopefully a treatment decision. It's so hard to keep focussed, knowing cancer just sitting there.  Take care of you xx 

I'm doing well. I'm out and about and driving again. I do get very tired though. Hopefully getting my results tomorrow so we'll see what further treatment I'll need. Hope you have your biopsy soon xx

Hi Angrymum,

Good to hear you're doing well. I'm not too bad either considering surgery was only yesterday. I've got a waterproof dressing on my boob and one under my arm, I'm wondering whether I have to keep both on until clinic? they only mentioned the boob one. Good luck for tomorrow, I'll be thinking of you xx

Just to update, I had my follow up appt today and  it was a 19mm Grade 2 tumour with good margin. My lymph nodes are clear so I am having radiotherapy and will take letrozole for ten years. I think this is a good outcome? 

Jane xx

Hi Jane, I'm so pleased the lymph nodes are clear. Thanks for updating us all. I'll keep you posted too x Mickey x

Hi Jane, I just wondered how your recovery is going and how you are? I'm still waiting for my treatment plan, I have another consultant apt next Wed. I'm finding it hard to keep focussed with so many changes and delays - Mickey x

Hi Mickey, 

I'm sorry to hear about the delays your facing, it really doesn't help when you're already anxious dies it. I think I've been very lucky as my operation took places quickly after diagnosis. I've now got to wait for radiotherapy and will start letrozole after that's finished. I'm not sure why the hormone therapy doesn't start until after the radiotherapy. I believe there is a backlog for this next stage so I've been told to shout up if I've not had an appt after 6 weeks from procedure. 

I feel ok although have been tired and my anxiety is hard to deal with. I'm talking general anxiety now, I can't sleep if I haven't finished a task etc. I might speak to my GP.

Hope you get your treatment plan started asap and can update some positive news. 

Take care

Jane xx