Hi, still accepting what's happening

Hi so sorry to hear your diagnosis but relief it was caught early. Each person's cancer treatment is so very individual and each person can react completely differently. 

The hardness following your op is normal - it's scar tissue. Take advice from your team re return to work. I returned to work ten days after my op but reduced hours. I was considering increasing my hours after a couple of weeks but physiotherapist said no so I didn't.  Listen to your body and your team.

Take care xxx

Hi Cheekymoomoo

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer but at least it's been caught early which is good.  The waiting for treatment to start is a stressful time but once you start things should start to improve for you. 

Wishing you the best of luck with your treatment once it starts.

Best wishes

Daisy53

Hi Cheekymoomoo, my breast was still a little hard when I started radiotherapy. Now I have finished it did get harder but by continuing to moisturise and massage it does get softer. It is still sore at my lymph node scar site. I am on tamoxifen and take them at night. I have found the hot flushes come overnight rather than during the day. I have a little fan beside my bed which I use if I need too. Other than hot flushes and a little uncomfortable on the hips (not even sure if that’s the tablets) I’ve been ok. Radiotherapy is easy you will have a planning session where they lay you in the position you will receive treatment they will run through things wigg to you, do a scan and put tiny tattoos on you. One under each arm and one between your breasts. They are guidelines to make it quicker to line you up each session with the machine. If you have any problems discuss it with the radiographer at this session so they can make sure everything is sorted for your first session. I moisturised twice a day and still do. It helps keep the redness at bay at bit if you get any and also stops the skin drying out. I didn’t really have much tiredness just maybe a bit in the evenings but I continued to work throughout all my radiotherapy. It does effect everyone differently but I make sure I keep going and don’t give. Drinking plenty and fresh air every day also helps greatly.

Wishing you all the best.

Hugs from cuffcake x x x x x