Just to say Hello, just diagnosed with ILC in one breast ER+ PR+ HER2-, 6cm and now waiting for recent node biopsy spotted on the MRI. Told a mastectomy on the one breast is required due to the size and have an appointment this Friday with the surgeon I assume to schedule and confirm the extent of the surgery. I am in the UK, age 53, had papillary thyroid cancer with a total thyroidectomy back in 2008. So not new to cancer though this does feel very different compared to that, feeling more worried about recurrence and have no idea how I will feel having one breast which is going to be very noticeable as I have always had fairly large breasts. So frustrated as spent the last year and a half really focussing on turning my health around living totally clean in diet, household products, beauty products and adding things like breathing, meditation, red light therapy, rebounding and such and made major improvements in my health, so was a real jolt, though I appreciate the disease likely started a good 5 years or more ago.
all that said I am focussing on what I can control and figure my health being so good now puts me in the best position to get through this so trying to take comfort from that and do all I can to support the treatment and recovery whatever that may look like.
not a group any of us want to join but hope sharing experiences and learning from you all will benefit us all.
I have read a recent study just this month that radiation doesn’t seem to make a difference to recurrence or overall survival depending on your personal risk, ie not higher risk than intermediate risk and those I have not had that risk grade yet wondered if anyone has pushed back on radiation due to this study called supremo
