Breast Cancer Diagnosis By Letter

Sorry to hear this & awful for you to find out via letter. 

It appears they can diagnose quickly as they know what they are dealing with. They told me they were 99%sure it was cancer after mammogram & ultrasound. They took a biopsy but didn’t have the results yet. Once they had the results they were able to tell me the stage and start me on hormone therapy.

The waiting is the hardest part & hopefully once you have a treatment plan in place you will feel better.  For me it was like getting back control. 

I have found that mindfulness really helped. 

Take care xxx

Morning BearBoo 

I'm so sorry to hear that you had to find out that way but after a bad start  hopefully you will now get lots of support to help you decide the right way forward and there will always be people on here to talk to or just send cyber hugs 

Take care sending hugs xxxD

Thank you for your reply. I have to arrange an appointment with them so hopefully I will have a clearer idea of the way forward 

Thank you for your kind reply. I am waiting for the clinic to get back to me with an appointment. Hopefully I will have a clearer idea of what's likely to happen.

Hi BearBoo, I am sorry you received this by letter. You can sometimes tell from the scans -mine was really obvious. Are you feeling confident enough to go back for the biopsy so they can decide what the best treatment will be for you? If you have any questions you can call your breast cancer nurse team and they can help you whilst you are waiting to go back to clinic xxxx

1. Sorry to hear that Bearboo, take someone with you to your next appointment.  I was told on the day of my mammogram and biopsy that it was 99% cancer and same as Shortie had to wait on confirmation.  Once they tell you your grade and treatment plan you'll feel much better.  It's a scary process but you'll get through it..God bless..xx

Hi,

I was diagnosed with breast cancer last month and i also suffer from extreme anxiety. I have spoken to my gp who changed my prescription from propanalol for when needed to a higher slower release dose which is definitely helping. I was also reassured that i can take this in the morning of my operation next month. My anxiety is generally triggered as i prepare to the leave the house outwith my cancer diagnosis but i have found the breast cancer nurses and staff to be amazing. Their job is to relax people and they are so gòod at it. I told them i suffer from anxiety and am autistic from the start and the whole experience has been very reassuring and i've felt better prepared than for the uncertainties of every day life. I focus on the support i feel, on the expertise of the staff and on enjoying every day life as much as possible. Also yoga and meditation at home help a lot and journaling my thoughts helps me to be feeling in control and keeping my perspective. Big hugs, i hopes this helps a bit. Theres a creative forum here that might help too.

Hi thank you for your kind words. I.am going to ask my gp about the medication you mentioned to help with anxiety as that's a major issue for me right now 

• Hi yes I'm feeling a little better about going back as the clinic have said I can take my partner with me thus time & somebody on here kindly told me about some medication she got from her gp to help with anxiety which I'm going to enquire about. I'm just waiting for the clinic to get back to me with an appointment now

Thank you for your kind words