invasive ductal-tubular carcinoma 25mm & waiting for post op pathology results.

Hi Kel68

You sound in a similar place that I was when I had my first cancer. Everything was waiting and that was the worst. I remember waiting for the node result was the worst. It's easy to stay but try to think positive. I remember just trying to get through one day at a time, but it's so difficult.

This time I'm waiting for surgery and then I'll be waiting for results again!!

Stay in touch x

Hi Kel68 welcome to the forum and so sorry to hear how worried that you are.

The waiting period for the results can often be as bad as them finding Cancer but no amount of worrying is going to make that time go any quicker and the trick is to keep yourself busy until you are ready to go get these. 

It  is difficult to speculate what the outcome might be as they will only know for certain when all the pathology results are back and I also know that that answer if of no use to you at all at this time but its the only answer anyone will be able to give right now unfortunately.

Your will be reeling from this and it feels sometimes that when you get this diagnosis of Breast Cancer you step onto a rollercoaster and that what if can feel like.

Stay strong, stay busy and stay off google. we are here for you and will be thinking about you so please do come back and let us know the outcome of those results.

Sending a huge big hug your way meantime. xxxx  

Hi i had one lumpectomy in January when i also had 3 lymph nodes removed and when i got the results back my lymph nodes were clear but i didn't have clear margins on the lump but there was only 1mm left (but please remember everyone is different and there diagnosis is different) i had a further lumpectomy 2 weeks ago, and i am awaiting results on the 26th March. I have found taking it one step at a time is the best thing. Don't worry about something that may not happen. 

Thanks for the reply. So sorry to hear the cancer has returned & you're waiting for surgery. Hope you don't mind me asking but is it breast cancer you had before & has returned?  Wishing you lots of luck with it & of course then your results. It really does change everything when that first diagnosis comes. I shall be very glad when the results bit is finally over. 

Hi

Yes I had BC in right breast in 2017. Now a new bc in left breast. 

I remember barely being able to function when I sad at your stage, but it does get better once you start treatment. 

Dear Granny,  

Thanks for the reply. The results & waiting for them are the worst part for stress at moment! I try to stay busy & not think about it but at night, as soon as there are no distractions,  mind goes off & does its own thing. Just wish it would all just go away but I know that's not going to happen. Just praying for clear results to minimise the need for too much more treatment. 

I shall let you know what results are & keep fingers firmly crossed till then.

Thanks for hugs

Kel xxx

To TheScriptFan, 

Thanks for  reply.  Sorry to hear you've had to have further surgery. Hope you're healing okay & not too sore? I think with asking others results on here I'm trying to gauge how often there is an issue on these results or not. I know there is no relevance really on what mine will say but I suppose it's a way of tring to gain some form of control over the situation by actively doing something rather  than just stressing? 

Felt very vulnerable & out of control since diagnosis as no choice really in what is happening or to come next & I hate that.

Will keep my fingers crossed for your results on 26th.

Xxx

Hi Haysie,

sounds like you've had a right time of it & still more thrown at you :-(  people say to me oh be brave or you're so lucky it's caught early...I dont want to be brave...I want to cry & scream. Nor am I lucky ....I don't want any of this & there's nothing lucky about biopsies or surgery or radiotherapy etc etc!!! 

I kow that may sound awful as I know there are lots of women out there battling far worse & I don't know how they cope but I can't help how I feel right now.

Sending good luck hugs for your journey from here. Xxx

i think my surgeon was a bit gutted i didn't get clear margins and thinks that if he'd just taken a little bit more my margins would have been clear, after all 1mm isn't much at all. I'm a good healer apparently lol so healing really well. 

You are the total opposite to me, i'm happy while decisions are made for me, chemo was good because i knew what was coming every 3 weeks and when it ended i panicked because i didn't know what was next. 

TheScriptFan

I think I'm a bit of a control freak at heart so at the start I just wanted to say I'm not having any of it but of course I can't .

Have to say the breast care team I've had have been brilliant & know what's the best for me more than I do so  I suppose I have to just learn to let go a bit? 

It must have been hard to know it was such a small margin causing an issue still? Hopefully will all be okay now! 

Kel

Xxx