Lymph nodes

Hi  so sorry you are going through this.  You are at the toughest stage of the whole process.  Waiting for tests and results and to know what you are dealing with is horrendous.

Spread to the lymph nodes does not automatically mean it's spread anywhere else. When I was where you are now I read lots people's stories on here and came across ladies who had spread to lots of lymph nodes but the cancer hadn't spread anywhere else and they were happily living cancer free lives.

Waiting for tests is going to be hard because you can't help but imagine the worst so try and keep yourself busy and distracted as much as possible and remember that breast cancer is very treatable these days with very high success rates.  Unfortunately it's only the worst case scenarios that make the news and so it seems like those outcomes are the most likely but they are not.

Wishing you all the best with this unpleasant journey you are on.

Thank you for putting my mind at rest. So worried that it was an indication that it had spread. The wait is terrible. I don't see the consultant till a weeks time. The CT is hopefully in the same week but have to wait another week for results. Very stressful.

I cant add any more that what GodWilling has already said but I couldnt not comment as I am also having a sleepless night so just wanted to pass on best wishes. I pushed it all to back of my mind and carried on as normal easy said than done but it worked for me especially while you at waiting results stage x

Hi  thinking of you, the waiting is the worst part! We are all here for you xx 

Thank you x

Hi, sorry that you are going through this.  I just wanted.to let you know that I had a very large breast cancer with 7 lymp nodes positive.  My CT scan and bone.scan showed no abnormality.  I tried to focus on the positive stories and remember reading on another site someone had 24 lymph nodes removed and 21 where posiitiive and she was cancer free after treatment.

All the best xx

Mine is large & the consultant said the tumour & my lymph nodes were areas of concern. It really worried me especially knowing I'm to have a CT scan. Your post is very reassuring. Thank you xx

Hi Wishlist, Godwilling is right, the waiting is so hard. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I was told on my first visit that my lump in my armpit area showed up as cancer and I had a lump in my breast. Shock doesn't cover it. I had a CT and mri, no spread any further. I pray this is the same for you.

Thank you. You're right, shock doesn't cover it.

Hi. I’m in a similar place with the waiting. I’ve just had a biopsy and my lymph gland or node ( not sure which as I wasn’t really concentrating!) was enlarged so they’ve also taken a biopsy of that too. They obviously won’t say anything without the results but put a clip in ‘just in case you need surgery’ and suggested I take someone with me to get the results in a week’s time. The waiting and worrying is absolutely awful.