I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer , hospital again tomorrow, I have to have surgery and radiotherapy..I am so frightened as this is happening so fast I can’t think straight.
so sorry to hear of your diagnosis. It is shocking as you say. I’m not quite sure how it happens but you will get through it with the help of this forum for one and friends and family. I have put myself in the hands of my surgeon and team and praying they help me get through it. Reach out to your breast care nurse for advice and comfort. I have found mine such a help. My surgery is tomorrow although at Xmas I had lumpectomy and radiotherapy and made a great recovery. Unfortunately my dcis has returned so I now need a mastectomy. Thinking of you and just put one foot in front of the other and you will get there. Connecting with other people here who know how you’re feeling is such a comfort too. Xx
It's so difficult when you get the diagnosis all I can say is it gets better as time goes on and as you process the information and the treatment you will need . Breast cancer care and treatment are now very good with some excellent prognosis. Hospital just becomes something to visit every week but it won't last. Surgery is difficult to get your head around but it's not as frightening as it seems . What type of surgery are you going to have. I just had a double mastectomy and recovery was quick I do have fluid buildup under the scar which is uncomfortable but I'm taking the painkillers so not too bad. Before surgery I was in a dark hole but when I woke from the operation I felt that things were on the up and I was on the treatment path. Some ladies on here are at the same stage as me and others a little way in front. The hardest part is the wait so you are probably at your lowest now and the days will just get better .
I'm new here also. Got diagnosed last month. It still hits me.
Had a lumpectomy and sentinel nodes removal and this week, just as I felt I was making good recovery , I got told I would need an axillary nodes clearance. This was totally unexpected and it has been hard to process. Have my operation next week.
I can understand how you feel as I also feel scared. I am hoping to find comfort in speaking to others going through the same. You are not alone.
When are you going in to hospital again? it's hard when you need to go back to surgery but you have done it once and you will get through this . I had a node clearance at the time of my Bilateral mastectomy. Just hoping that the other arm doesn't need a clearance as well! It's such a hard decision for a surgeon to do a clearance and for you to give permission for it. After the operation you will have done everything you can to get rid of the cancer. Are you doing exercises on that arm already ? Keep going this is all easy to say but if my surgeon says we need to take the other nodes again I will fall apart I think ! Take care and continue with your recovery you are on the road back to good health it's a long winding road but we will all get there and get on with our lives ,which is the most important thing . X
I am going for my lymph node clearance op on 26th August. How did you get on with this? Have you had any particular difficulties (ie. Lymphoedema)?
I started doing my exercises since a couple of days after my lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node removal at the end of July. My mobility improved significantly after the second week and now (3 weeks later) my mobility is almost 100% and I feel so much better. It is hard to know I will be back to square one (with added difficulties) next week.
I am sorry about what you have had to endure so far and the uncertainty ahead. I hope it helps to know you are not alone facing this. I have felt like you at times. We are being treated and that in itself makes me grateful and hopeful. We will get through this. I wish you the best. Things will get better. x
Thankyou! Yes it helped for a bit! I’m hoping that things can’t feel any worse than I’m feeling now! I’m expecting emotionally to feel bad but hopefully some of this stress and anxiety will go! Thanks for kind thoughts xx
Sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I was diagnosed on 28 April with DCIS, picked up on a routine mammogram. The worst part for me was waiting 5 days from the recall letter to having my second mammogram. On 14 May I had a therapeutic mammoplasty and I finished 5 days of radiotherapy on 06 August! Once you’re in the system things move so quickly - its a bit of a whirlwind - and so much information is being sent your way. Fortunately, my fantastic surgeon got clear margins so I was spared more surgery. I had no pain from my operation and the results are excellent. The radiotherapy was fine and the only side effects, so far, are a couple of short bouts of tiredness and some twinges in my breast. Everyone at RBH have been fantastic and caring. Trust the team around you and ask questions they’ll be very happy to explain things to you. Good luck.
