My Triple Negative Cancer Journey

Meeting with my Oncologist

2023-11-19T15:56:30Z

I had a meeting with my Oncologist on 2nd of November. The first thing that happened is that I was weighed and my height wastaken. Shortly after that I met my Oncologist and she told me that as I had a positive node she was giv...(read more)

Surgery and post operation results.

2023-10-24T11:47:49Z

I had my second surgery on Wednesday 6th September. I went into hospital at 7.15 am and went down for surgery at 3.30 pm. I had a lumpectomy on my left side and a full auxiliary clearance on my right side. Shortly after waking up I was brought ...(read more)

Return of Triple Negative Breast cancer

2023-07-31T11:22:02Z

About a week after my CT and Bone scans I got a phone call from my breast care nurse to say my scans were clear but they noticed a change in my scar tissue on my left breast from when I had surgery in March 2021 so they wanted me to have an ultrasoun...(read more)

CT and Bone Scans

2023-06-13T11:39:58Z

I had the CT and bone scans yesterday. I had the CT in the morning. I didn't need to have the drink they just injected me with whatever they use to show up and various organs in my body. I had the appointment for 9.15 but I had ...(read more)

Operation and Results

2023-06-13T10:44:39Z

I had my operation on Wednesday May 17th to remove the lump and some lymph nodes. I had an early start. I was told the day before the operation to ring the hospital at 7.35 to check that they had a bed for me. So I rang at the time ...(read more)

Clinic Appointment and Learning that I had Breast Cancer again

2023-05-03T11:43:43Z

I got a letter the Monday 24th April just four days after my biopsies giving me an appointment at the Breast Clinic for Thursday 27th April. I was surprised to get a letter so quickly but I shouldn't have been, the last time I was diagnosed...(read more)

My Second Yearly Mammogram and Recall Letter

2023-05-03T11:29:13Z

I had the second of my yearly mammograms in March and two week later I got a letter asking me to attend radiology for another mammogram and an ultrasound. I knew then that they had found something that they weren't happy about. When I arriv...(read more)

An Update on how I've been doing since I last wrote

2023-05-03T11:08:57Z

I had my operation in March 2021 to remove the remainder of the lump which had gone from being 16 mm to 3 mm. I recovered fairly quickly from the operation. When I went back for my results I was told I had an almost complete response to c...(read more)

Second hospital stay

2021-07-06T10:50:00Z

About a week before Christmas I ended up in hospital again. I was feeling breathless and rang the oncology day ward about it. They suggested that I ring my GP and get them to send me out to the ED. After talking to them I rang my GP ...(read more)

Hospital stay

2021-06-14T11:39:00Z

I was admitted to hospital on Wednesday 25th November due to a suspected blood clot. I was in hospital for about 9 days and while in hospital I had a number of visits from oncologist and members of her team. On one of her visits she examin...(read more)

Starting my Chemo

2021-06-09T11:15:00Z

I had my first chemo session on Tuesday 27th October. I got a lot of messages of support from my friends and family. I have so many people behind me it has given me strength as I face into my treatment. We left the for the hospital where I was having...(read more)

Meeting my Oncologist for the first time.

2021-06-07T10:51:00Z

My first meeting with my Oncologist was Thursday 8th October. I was a l.ong and a tough morning. First of all when when Dad dropped myself and my mother had the front door of the Hospital because of visitor restrictions because of the pandemic ...(read more)

Telling my Family and Friends and Having the CT Scan and Nuclear Bone Scan

2021-06-06T10:35:00Z

The next thing I had to do was tell my family. The first person to find out I had Cancer was my Dad. My mother rang him as we were walking out of the Breast Clinic. Dad had dropped us off at the hospital before my appointment and had gone up to my Au...(read more)

Finding out I had Triple Negative Breast Cancer

2021-06-05T12:08:00Z

In the middle of August 2020 I found a lump in my left breast whilst having a shower. I was immediately frightened and didn't do anything about it until a week later when I told my mother and my Aunty Mary that I had found a lump the previous week. ...(read more)