I have Brest cancer and I’m going crazy

Hello Giliola,

Just dropped in with a few words to try to reassure you over one thing at least: cancer is no longer the death sentence that it maybe was a few decades ago. Every cancer has treatment options. Many cancers have a variety of treatment options and moreover there are many people on these forums who are living with high grade high stage cancers, and living very good quality life. Plus, new treatments are being developed all the time.

I don't know anything about your cancer but I latched onto the Grade One, which has to be reasonably good news at least. Invasive, sounds like it has the possibility to spread, but it may not have done so yet, or even at all if they have taken enough margin at your surgery. 

It's a very terrifying time waiting for those histology results. There's no way to allay that fear, until of course the results actually arrive. Whatever the results, your cancer team will advise you on your own individual treatment plan. There are people in their 60s and 70s even today, walking around having had cancers, including breast cancers, two or three decades ago. And treatment these days is even more efficient than it was when they had their diagnosis. 

Try and think ahead to the positive outcome of this: that your treatment will give you many more years of life. It's very normal to only be able to focus on the negative, but if you can find ways of helping yourself relax, such as listening to music, reading, doing crafts, that can help you to feel a little less anxious even if only for a short time, and that will help get you through the waiting time for your results. 

Sending you hugs 

Thank you very much for your support and kind words!! God bless you!!!

Hi Giliola1a62ae 

No wonder you are feeling this way, you’ve been through a lot in a short space of time. It’s natural to worry about the results, I am sure we have all thought the worst at times, I know I did and yet here I am a year later feeling happy and healthy. It’s easy to say, but try and keep yourself occupied - I imagine your three children keep you busy! 

Waiting for results is the hardest part but then you will feel better simply by knowing what you are dealing with. I hope you don’t have too long to wait for your appointment and wish you the very best of luck. x

Hi Giliola1a62ae 

It's awful isn't it. I completely understand your pain and worry. 

Like.someone else mentioned, it's grade 1 which is the best grade for IDC. Mine was grade 3 and my lump was 4cm which is sizeable and they took 3 lymph nodes put...only found small cells in one node. 

Other treatments are there to flush our bodies and prevent reoccurrence so be reassured that you will be offered the most appropriate treatment for your situation. 

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Hi.

This feels like the most worst thing they can go through. Someone said to me I bet you can't believe they this is happening to you and that seemed to nail it for me. There are so many people that are going through something similar and the comments from other members have been great and so supportive and so many treatment options 

When I was waiting for diagnosis I googled positive thoughts  ..you can find everything on Google right ...but this really helped and still helps me. 

1. Regularly acknowledge and reflect what is good.

2. Reframe negative thoughts. This is a challenge and you can overcome this.

3. Visualise success and imagine positive outcomes.