Hi everyone,
it it has been a while I think 3 years actually since my mum got the all clear with her breast cancer diagnosis. She’s still going through repercussions now, but today came along the ‘is it coming back’ I won’t go through the details but a scan has identified enlarged lymph nodes and she has been given a letter for a CT scan for (ASAP). I’m preying to god and crossing everything that it’s not coming back and I’m hoping but, I know In the back of my mind as well as my mum herself were preparing for that. Has anyone else been through similar with a loved one? Or experienced anything similar. I was scared the first time, but I’m even more petrified this time round because, if it has come back I’m scared it going to be so much worse.
Sharne x
Hi Sharne,
Sorry to hear about this new worry, there can be a number of reasons for enlarged lymph nodes but given her history the very first thing they will try to discount is cancer.
I know it is easy to say but there is really very little point in worrying about the future until you actually know what she is facing. If the cancer has come back this time it will have been picked up really early and that is generally better in terms of outcomes and if it turns out not to be cancer then the question is what is causing this reaction.
Keep talking because that will help - a trouble shared can help to put things in a sensible perspective.
<<hugs>>
Steve
