Breast cancer

Hi Shellybean

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you had thyroid cancer and my now have beast cancer. The lumps may turn out not to be cancerous but if they do breast cancer is very treatable these days.  It's understandable that you are worried about having cancer again.

Would you ring the hospital and see if they could fit you in any earlier and if they can't ask for the first available cancellation.  In the meantime try keeping yourself busy by doing the things that you love to do to help take your mind off it.

Wishing you the best of luck with your appointment when you have it.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Hello Shellybean. The worry is understandable, and now having to wait for another 15 days is something I hate to see happening to every new person who needs to go through it, although in your case you are likely very familiar with such things on account of your past experience.

You did not specify if your mother and grandmother had breast cancer or needed their lumps/boobs removed for other reason. If, however, it was indeed breast cancer, you could ask for genetic testing for breast cancer-related gene mutations, and on account of the other cancer, also that they check gene mutations related to cancer in general.

Still, this may all come out as resulting from something else entirely, which I very much hope it does. Equating lumps with cancerous tumours is understandable, but thankfully not all lumps are indeed breast cancers. Will you let us know once you find out for sure?

Regarding the tiredness after radiotherapy for thyroid cancer, I have no idea if you are on any thyroxine meds (or any other meds,) but if so, one thing I might ask for in your position would be for them to look and make sure they have prescribed they correct doses for you. Nearly a year on from treatment I would have expected a patient to feel better than what you are describing, so some help could perhaps be offered to you by the oncology team that has treated you so far.

1. Hi Shellybean, radiotherapy can damage the Lymphnodes near to the thyroid you've had treatment on. Maybe ask to have checks for Lymphedema, I have it after Radiotherapy, it's treatable & daily physio needed to keep it under control. Your bound to be worried so ask lots of questions. Lots of advice on here, it's a great place to vent too. The tiredness is totally normal, rest & sleep when you need too. Take care & good luck with checks xx