Two week wait dent in breast

Hi x-tay-x

Welcome! We are a very friendly lot here - more than willing to read your post. My, you do have a lot going on - I hope you are managing some normality and lovely family times in amongst all the hospital visits. 

Well - doctors - I'd advise most of them against poker - but still - at least you are prepared for it to be something to be dealt with,  and of course - it might turn out not to be cancer or anything else. Tethering is something that needs to be investigated - it's a little like a puckering - if you imagine a bit of breast skin being 'tethered' to some tissue further inside your breast - that's the kind of look it has.

I can imagine that things seem relentless for you at the moment, but I want to assure you breast cancer is very treatable and success rates are high. Google isn' really your friend at times like this - it's natural to want information but try to stick to reputable sites - Macmillan, obviously, breast cancer care, and Cancer Research UK. I also quite like breast cancer .org but it's American so treatment info isn't always relevant - they have some good diagrams though.

In situations like this, I'd normally say 'try not to worry' but I feel you  might be quite good at distraction already with everything you have going on. We are here for you whenever you need - when you can't sleep, this is a much nicer place to visit than google - there's usually someone around whatever time it is. You can vent, rant, get it out - whatever you need.

Hopefully the wait will go quickly - let us know how you get on!!

R

Almost a year later a huge amount of tests and I’ve been diagnosed with Agressive Fibromatosis, a Desmoids sarcoma tumour in my breast. Surgery to remove scheduled for 8th March 

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