Waiting and spiralling

Kate123 2 hours ago

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Hi All,

I was at the breast clinic for a referral yesterday and was told that I had clustered calcifications which they felt was very likely to be early cancer with a Mammogram and Ultrasound grading of U5 and M5. I was sat down by a cancer nurse and told they felt at this stage they are looking at DCIS but would know more from the biopsy. I have been given an appointment of Thursday next week and suggested I bring someone with me.

Yesterday I came out pretty accepting that it was going to be cancer but today I think my brain is pushing me firmly to denial. I feel like I am going crazy and second guessing everything I was told. Wondering if it is as serious as I thought in the appt. Has anyone had this imaging grading and it turned out to be benign?

Thanks,

Katie

Djct 1 hour ago

we never know until we knowfor sure, try to not live the results until you have to a big part of this stuff is realising we cant really affect the outcome and we need to keep on keeping on in the inbetweens

Coddfish 40 minutes ago

Hi Kate

I am sorry you find yourself here. They work with this all the time so have a pretty good idea what they are looking at. U5 and M5 mean they think both the ultrasound and mammogram imaging are highly suspicious. They also think it’s in situ so hasn’t started to become invasive. They need the biopsy to confirm both these things, and also the type and grade. In all likelihood it’s highly treatable with an aim to cure. For me it was helpful to go to the next appointment expecting it to be cancer because it wasn’t a shock and I was able to be prepared with questions. They will have a treatment plan and hopefully the worst of it will be over for you very soon.

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