Hi, I am new to the forum. Diagnosed 4th July. A date I will not forget. Invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2. E+. Think HER2 negative but not sure. Surgery planned for 7th August to remove lump, and sentinel node biopsy. Found at my routine mammogram. It is only small 7mm and caught early. They do not think it has spread to the lymph nodes, but will find out after the op. If all ok then radiotherapy followed by hormone tablets. I am 62, so have had a few mammograms over the past few years. Was usually always called back to have mammogram done again. But were clear. So when I was called back this time and told they had seen something they were concerned about and I would have to have a 3D mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy I was a bit shocked. My sister had been diagnosed with throat cancer last year, which she fought and had the all clear at Christmas. But was then told at her scan that she had breast cancer. Then my brother prostate cancer early this year. So to be honest when I had the tests and everyone kept saying ‘I’m sure it’s nothing’ I had a nagging feeling in my head that it wasn’t going to be good news when we went back for the results. When we were told, I didn’t break down as I thought I would. I just felt numb. All I could think about was, how all three off us could be diagnosed with this horrible disease at the same time. But we are a strong family, and we will all do our best to fight this. We lost our parents to it and our eldest son had testicular cancer. He is in his last year of remission and doing well. So our motto is ‘it’s not getting us’’. So on we go with a smile and a positive approach.
Hugs to all you brave ladies, you have got this. Xx
Hi Orchid23 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read that you have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. My story is similar to yours in that I'd been recalled once before after a mammogram, but everything was okay, but this time the recall found something they wanted to look more closely at.
As the online community is divided up into different support groups, can I recommend that you join the breast cancer group, which is a great place to ask questions, share experiences and get support.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here, and join in with existing conversations by clicking on reply.
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