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Hi Ro128,

Welcome to the forum. I was where you are this time last year. Mine hadnt spread to lymph nodes either. I was lucky. I had a lumpectomy and sentinels removed. I got results a couple of weeks later. I had her2neg erpostitve prpositive, grade 3.

I had preventative chemotherapy due to my type and grade. I then had radiotherapy. Now on Letrozole for 5years then Tamoxifen for 5 years and bone infusions for 3years. Once diagnosed everything happens quite quickly.

Lots of people don't require chemotherapy or mastectomy. 

Everyone is different, your treatment will be dependent on your type and grade. It's amazing the treatments available now.

Please don't do Dr Google. If you have questions ask on her or phone and chat to the macmillan nurses or cancer care who are great supports. 

I wish you well with your treatment and recovery. Please keep us updated and feel free to chat and ask questions xx

Thank you so much. There’s so much information and different types that I feel dizzy thinking about it. I have my follow up next Monday so I am sure I will have more questions after that. Take care and thanks again 

It's a lot to take in. I remember my emotions being all over the place. My anxiety was through the roof.

Write your questions down so you don't forget. They take their time and explain everything to you, give you lots of leaflets explaining everything. You will also have a breast cancer nurse who will keep in touch with you. Xx

Hi Ro128 

I’m sorry you have to be here, but welcome!  

It’s difficult to say at the moment as your team will need more details about your particular type of cancer before a treatment plan will be put in place. Last year I was diagnosed with a 17mm ER+/HER2- Grade 2 plus some other bits which were found after surgery, no spread to any lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and taking Tamoxifen for 5 years. None of these have been anywhere near as bad as I imagined they would be. 

It’s difficult, believe me I know, but until your results are all obtained it is the horrible waiting game. Feel free to ask any questions and best of luck with everything. x 

Sorry you find yourself here but welcome. As others have said, don’t google! At the moment you really don’t know what you’re dealing with, there are many different kinds of BC and many different treatments. Unfortunately I’ve had BC twice, my first treatment plan was lumpectomy and radiotherapy, my second was chemo, mastectomy, immunotherapy, two different, unrelated BCs. Once you have your results people can help you with their experiences. This part is the hardest, you know you’ve got cancer but don’t know what that looks like for you, I found it the most stressful time in many ways but you’ll get fantastic support here. Take care and good luck with those results x

Thank you and I hope your treatment is going well for you. I am sure I might have more questions when I know the plan x 

Thank you and I’m sorry to hear about your experiences. I hope everything is going well for you now with treatment. I will revisit when I know what my plan is x

Hi. I hope you are ok. I know it’s hard to believe at first and feels surreal and scary. Please be assured you are in good hands and not alone. I found it hard to believe I was not alone, I constantly feel like the only one/the worst case they’d seen etc. 

Please don’t Google, there is a lot of incorrect information on there. 

Once you have your biopsy results you will know what type it is and can obtain all the facts from the breast care nurses then and they can confirm your treatment plan. You say it was a routine mammogram so I presume you are over 50. From hearing stories on here and friends usually that age bracket do not need chemo especially when no lymph node involvement. 

Thank you for your kind words. I think chemo is the most worrying as I already have a number of health issues and I’m worried they might say I wouldn’t be strong enough for it. I am prepared for anything. I’ve been through a lot worse but there’s a whole other psychological factor to hearing that you have cancer. I hope everything is going well for you on your journey 

Yes I completely understand that but you will find a way to deal with that psychological factor, whether that be not telling many people, taking it one stage at a time- just think of the radiotherapy first nothing else for example ( obviously when you know your treatment plan). 

Just tackle one thing at a time. If they say you need chemo then research the drug they offer throughly and then you will know what is of concern to you etc and you can find out what they will do about particular side effects etc. what I would say which I hope reassures you is that the chemo nurses cannot do enough for you, mention one side effect and they have a solution for you.