New and wanted to say hello …

Hi Kfletch, waiting is defo the worst, no matter how well you prepare yourself Cancer is the most scary word in the world.  Well done for finding this site, I hope you don't need it but if your worst fears are confirmed pop your treatment plan on here and some amazing women will support you on your journey.  Fingers crossed for you, one day at a time, love from Ann

Thankyou for taking the time to reply, from what the doctor and breast care nurse were saying they are all of the opinion that the biopsy will come back positive. 
I have (mostly) accepted that my fears are what they will tell me when the results come back, I know that waiting is the worst part because it’s hard to be pragmatic when you don’t know what’s coming x

Will be thinking of you 11th August.

Hi Kfletch

Welcome to the forum and sorry to hear that it's highly likely that you have breast cancer.  Breast cancer is very treatable and they keep coming up with new treatments all the time.  I was first diagnosed with breast cancer nearly three years ago and treatments have even improved in that short space of time.

Wishing you the best of luck with your mri and your appointment.

Best wishes

Daisy53

WIll be thinking of you tomorrow.  Love from Ann

Thankyou all for your replies, I have had my results appointment now, but remain in the dark somewhat, I have been given a plan for chemotherapy followed by surgery and further chemo.  I have been told that the cancer is “hormone fed” but that’s all I know, I have to return today as they did not have all of the information available at the previous appointment 

welcome, sorry for the news, and we all start in the dark and nit understanding what it all means.

Don’t use dr google, use this place or other breastcancer forums, you can find people with similar results and it can help you understand. one problem is the drs and surgeons use all the jargon and in the beginning we are all. what? what does that acronym mean.

i would assume they want to reduce the tumour before surgery. but keep asking for explanations as you need. and of course there  are people here who can probably help answer some of your other questions.

it is also frustrating as the results all take time and waiting in the unknown is awful . 

Thankyou, I had to go back today and they are still awaiting my MRI results, I have been told I will need a CT scan and then they will decide on treatment so the initial plan my change. To be honest, I have no idea what’s going on 

sadly this is part of the process (hugs) lots of unknowns and no real timelines. 

i would suggest finding a distraction you enjoy to fill some of the waiting time. i had a friend come from afar visit before my chemo and it was so good to just chat. also i scrolled instagram a lot in the beginning, because pet videos helped me smile.

a good sit down in an old wood would be good too. 

Hi, I had CT scan 3 days after my biopsy and a week later oncology appointment and bloods and ecg and was still waiting appointment for mri and echocardiogram, when I had oncology appointment they gave me my treatment plan, I didn't have mri until 2 days after 1st chemo cycle, when I did get results back from ct and mri I was told that it hadn't spread anywhere else, so just breast and 2 lymph nodes. Things happen differently in different areas. Hopefully you will get your treatment plan sorted soon, for me things moved quickly from diagnosis to 1st treatment was just under 3 weeks.