I worried I’ve got breast cancer as well as uterine cancer

hello, your head must be in an absolute spin, two big things to worry about no wonder you can't sleep. I only know about breast cancer , not uterine cancer, but both can be treated and there will be a plan. I know the uterus can produce hormones which is why after the main treatment we are often put on hormone blockers. I'm 62 same age. 

easy to say, but breathe and take one day at a time, I always remember my surgeon telling me let's deal with what we know and we will worry about the rest later , when I started firing the 'what if' scenarios at him.

I would wait until you get results back from everything till you speak to your family,  as they will have questions ....but you will need thier support going through any treatment etc.

do pop back on here and update as then you can can get ongoing support.,

remember you can't change anything till you know what you're dealing with. xxx

Gosh Fridgelicker what a lot you have going on, I can only imagine how stressful this is.  What helped me a lot, especially in the early days of my diagnosis when everything was up in the air, was to really focus deliberately on what I could control.  I can control what I eat, drink or how much I exercise.  I worked very hard to think about this and tried to out the stuff I was worried about on a metaphorical “shelf”.  I also kept busy to be distracted.

It's a difficult time and there's no easy route until you have the facts. Best wishes 

Hi

How awful for you - but cancer, if it has spread, generally doesn’t work like that, it is highly unusual for breast cancer to spread to the uterus and vice versa, due to the type of cancers they are and where they are, easy to say, but as everyone has said, it is really a case of working on facts, and not what might be’s. Doctors don’t always realise the effect their words have on us, my husband is currently awaiting test results for colonoscopy and gastroscopy, he had surgery for prostate cancer a few months ago and was severely anaemic, his gp said it might be secondaries causing internal bleeding … the gastroenterologist he was referred to has said this is highly unlikely, given where prostate cancer spreads to, so we aren’t expecting there to be any issues, but the gp’s comments terrified him, understandably.

As others have said, take each step at a time, and if you feel particularly anxious, start to write down how you feel, maybe allow yourself a time period each day to think about everything, the rest of the time just try and deal with today, not tomorrow or next week.

Hopefully you will have good news, but if not, there are fantastic treatments now available, and once you have a treatment plan you will feel much better, as will your family, telling my teenagers I had breast cancer, and a month later that their dad had prostate cancer was the very worst part.

Good luck, there are some lovely people on this site who will help you along.

Jo x

My heartfelt sympathies are with you and sending you my hugs. Thinking of you at this very  difficult time. I too had  hysteroscopy  under GA to remove polyp  in Nov last year which thankfully turned out benign but 8 months later in July this year I was hit unexpectedly  with breast cancer.  I kept my suspected breast cancer away from  most my family other than my husband and sister whilst I waited the biopsy results but I told them immediately on diagnosis for the support which has been invaluable.   Please update us on this forum as we are here to support you.  

Thank you hev99 I will try and stay calm about it all

Hi jowoomot, I can only imagine what it’s been like for you and your family. Thank you for your suggestions and advice, you have made me feel a little bit better about it all. I just  hope I haven’t got breast cancer as well as everything else x

Thank you Susie70, I haven’t told my son and daughter about the breast lump because they are already struggling with the prospect of uterine cancer, although as you say, I will need to tell them if it is breast cancer.
I really wish that the consultant hadnt come over to me after my hysteroscopy and told me it looked like cancer, as it was blunt and cruel. Because I haven’t had a formal diagnosis I have no support, and it’s been making me feel ill. 
I am praying the breast lump is benign

Thank you Irishgirl16, I’m trying to get on with everything else till I know for sure- easier said than done, as I’m sure you already know. The misery comes in waves!