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Hi April. I have just been diagnosed too and I’m 42. 
I have a similar start as you and I was told lumpectomy and radiotherapy as well, followed by hormone treatment as I am er+.

I haven’t been offered an mri which seems odd as nearly everyone else on here seems to have had an mri as their next step after diagnosis, so this is something I want to check with my nurse.

I hope that the outcome of your mri is ok, and good luck with your treatment. 

Hi sorry to hear you are at the same stage as me. Yes it's definitely worth going over everything woth your nurse. I know when they did my ultra sound before I was diagnosed I had a few lumps under my arm pit but she put it down to being the same arm I've had my covid jabs in as she said it can cause this but hopefully rhe MRI will show up if I do have any more lumps then I believe I may have to have a biopsy on tjem as well. 

They give you so much information at the beginning it's hard to remember everything. My consultant kept telling me bits and then would say but don't worry about that yet I'll explain that more when  . 

What did your consultant say your next step would be? Did you find a lump or was it picked up a different way. How are you doing? Xx

Hi April,I was diagnosed on Wednesday,chemo first for me then lumpectomy,just waiting to see my oncologist.

The mammogram showed mine,i do check but wouldent of found it.

I find the waiting is the hardest,and in the middle of the night i get terrified.

Happy to chat and share my journey.

Well done on getting checked out and im sorry you find yourself here,its a scary time,try and stay positive,even though its damn hard x

Wow. I definitely agree the waiting is so hard. I just wish I knew my treatment and just get on with it. Waiting till the 20th just seems so far away but trying to focus on other things until I know more. 

Feel free to message any time. I'm not sure if you use social media much but if you do feel free to add me on insta @aprillanefitness as this is where I am trying to document my journey ️ wishing you all the best on your journey. Xxx

I will look for you now x

• Hi, like you I’ve never been offered an mri either. I was also told a lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy and hrt for 5 yrs. I’ve had surgery and they found some cells in one of the lymph nodes they removed.  I am now waiting for an appointment with an oncologist as they have sent my biopsy to USA to see if I would  benefit from chemotherapy. I was told all this on Friday, am feeling so tearful at the moment, was strong up to that point, but last two days have been awful.  Sending hugs to everyone 

Hi, also recently diagnosed with bc. Lumpectomy, reconstruction and axillary nose clearance booked for end of the month. Following that will likely be radiotherapy and hormone blocking tablets. Definitely finding the waiting hard. Trying to keep busy by preparing for post surgery. Thinking of you and everyone else going through similar. x

Thanks April. I hope you are doing ok too.

my next step is a lumpectomy and removal of a couple of lymph nodes, which is booked for the beginning of May. 

I actually went in about a lump in my right breast which turned out to be a cyst, but during the course of the checks they picked up the cancer in my left breast. The cancer didn’t show on the mammogram but it did show on the ultrasound. The cancer is quite small (about 1cm) and deep within my breast tissue so it’s not possible to feel it yet. They hope because it is small and picked up early that we will be able to clear it without needing chemo, so the plan at the moment - lumpectomy, radiotherapy and then 5 years of hormone therapy. I know plans sometimes change after the lumpectomy but I am keeping my fingers crossed it is as simple as that. 

I am sorry to read you have to wait so long to find out your plan. Fingers crossed it is simple too!! 

I found out on Wednesday too. 

I am not sleeping either - I keep waking in the early hours and get caught in a bleak thought spiral. 

Good luck with your journey. Do you know when you start your chemo? 

Sorry to hear that Lilac moon that sounds stressful but good that they are seeking second options for you. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.