Breast cancer diagnosis

Hi Jcreynolds 

I am so sorry to hear your diagnosis.  I was diagnosed on 4th June and had lumpectomy on 26th. I have my next appointment to find out if it has spread to nodes on 16th. Was clear on MRI but that doesn't always mean that there is nothing there. 

The waiting room is horrible but you need to think positively.  I know someone who had an 8cm lump...she went to doctors when it was 5cm and was misdiagnosed...10 months later it had grown and she was correctly diagnosed with cancer. It was in her lymph nodes...she's fine...3 years on living life to the full and in remission. 

Your life is not over. 

Keep yourself busy and maybe book a weekend away. 

What have they said about the diagnosis so far?.

Andrea

Hi. I’m sorry to hear you are not in a good place. Have they said what type of cancer it is? Tell us the info and we can draw on the positives together. It really helps to talk on here with everyone. 

I had HER2 negative, it wasn’t a lump but cancerous cells all over my breast so had to have a mastectomy. The MRI and CT scan was clear but the lymph node biopsy showed one out of two were cancerous so had to have all lymph nodes removed which were clear. 

Please try to remember that breast cancer is probably the most common cancer and there are so many treatment options now. 

Thank you for your reply. I have invasive breast cancer her2 3 positive. I had biopsy on lymph nodes and other scans. Petrified it has spread. I was told to suddenly come off hrt and the only symptoms I got was anxiety years ago which literally went with hrt. I think that's why I feel so bad. 
I'm overthinking everything had petrified of chemo. It just seems such a long unhappy road ahead . X

Yes I'm trying to be positive but coming hrt has made my anxiety come back x

I completely understand, I overthink everything also, it’s horrible. I have an oncology review meeting next week and petrified they will say i need more chemo/they seen something in my bloods etc my mind goes into overdrive. 

I am sure it has been caught early and that is not a concern but if it has spread there are so many drugs available now it’s not how it used to be. 

I also know with her 2 positive that the treatment is fantastic that if you did need chemo you would only need about 6 sessions. They also give herceptin injections which are incredibly effective. Apparently chemo does not kill stem cells which is how recurrence in another part of your body starts, the only treatment that does is herceptin injections which you will probably be eligible for.