im a 57 year old female who found a breast lump on the 23rd Feb, when I was getting ready to go for a pre assessment appointment for a total knee replacement which is booked in for April 25th
i managed to see the GP on the 26th Feb and he referred me to our local breast care clinic as suspected breast cancer . I attended on March 17th , had a mammogram , ultrasound and several biopsy’s and also saw the consultant. I’ve has a summary of that appointment by letter saying that there is a cancer present ( 95% and above) and that one of the lymph nodes is suspected to b cancerous. I have the appointment for the results and I presume further planning on Wednesday the 8th April.
i have been off work, due to the stress of it all since the appointment on the 17 March and work have not contacted me once to see how I am etc. I think I am in denial, I just feel like this is happening to someone else and I’ll wake up from this nightmare soon . Is this normal ? I have a fantastic husband and friends who are there but to be fair , I’ve learnt who are my true ones over the last few weeks . I don’t know the point of this post but hope that someone can give me some advice on how to cope and how I’m meant to be feeling
just after some advice as to what to expect , my dad had cancer but a different kind and I know treatments have improved dramatically
Hi there, sorry to hear of your diagnosis, it's a frightening and uncertain time, so I'm glad you have found this group. I'm one of the champions here and I wanted to say hi and point you in the direction of some support.
Firstly there is no right or wrong way to feel. We're all different and we react and cope in different ways. Personally I took the approach of telling people early so everyone knew. I also continued to work as keeping busy helped me a lot and stopped me from over thinking. But this doesn't work for everyone.
Macmillan offer a lot of advice, and it can be a bit overwhelming, so here's a link to some information about diagnosis. This might be helpful. Diagnosis Info
There's also a very good chat line, which you can call for some advice, or just to have someone who will listen and understand. The number is 0800 808 0000 and they are available 8am to 8pm daily.
And of course feel free to post on here, if you have general or specific questions. I hope you'll find it a friendly and supportive place. Best wishes
