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Hi  I had been  considering booking a mammogram, mainly because my husbands late wife died after leaving breast cancer because of reasons best known to herself. Instead I had an ultrasound to look at my haitus hernia and that showed a lesion on my right breast.

I was fast tracked through and had investigations, the consultant said although he couldn't feel a lump these showed there was something and they would see me again in clinic soon, My appointment was brought forward and I was told I had dumbell shaped lump. Everyone was very supportive in the clinic and they explained what treatment I would be offered, a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and letrozole. I now had these and am taking the tablets, it was necessary to take 2 lymph nodes as well during the operation.

Up until now, I now been thinking about my mortality and possible recurrence of the cancer or secondary cancer, there was micro metastasis in my lymph nodes, then there is my age, my brother had bowel cancer and died 12 years ago at 60. I think I felt confident in the beginning and several people have told me about their experiences, which have been positive, I now think if they hadn't been they wouldn't be here to rell me, thats what is missing.