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Mumof3yorks
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I'm not sure entirely the point of this post I've spent the last 3 weeks speculating over and over, googljng and googling and tomorrow is the day.

I found two lumps approx 4 weeks ago, my mum and aunt died of breast cancer so I went to the gp immediately. She referred me to the breast clinic. 

Friday last week I went for the breast clinic appointment and I genuinely thought I'd be laughed off and sent home, I wasn't. I then went for an ultrasound again I thought this is when I'd be sent home...they didn't say a great deal but all the proding really hurt. They mentioned a burst blood vessel, nodules and 3 areas that needed a biopsy, one was less of a concern (meaning 2 were a concern?!). Cue the hysterics..my mum had secondary breast cancer and had a biospy and died due to complications from the biopsy so by this point I'm a mess. The biopsies...each one getting worse, the third they were going to leave until another date because of the pain and stress. But I made them carry on because coming back knowing that was going to happen..I couldn't do it. No exaggeration I felt like I'd been shot. They couldn't put a marker in the 3rd because the pain was just too much. Then I was sent for a mammogram, more crying and pain...they must have thought what an idiot. So now I'm bruised and scared.

My appointment is tomorrow afternoon which seems really quick reading everyone else's experience. My major worry is no one seems to mention the agony they have experience of lumps being scanned or the biospy. I know I shouldn't but I've been Google good away and no one mentions pain. When one area was just pressed by the ultrasound Dr I was screaming in pain...this can't be normal?!

I'm worried that there was no mention of cysts, abscesses etc it seems some people here have been told if the ultrasound looks like cysts or abscesses and they've been attempted to have them drained there and then....all this combined and my family history I'm dreading tomorrow.

I have 3 amazing kids and 3 days before Xmas I really don't want this news, not that anyone would. I'm just scared I just wondered if anyone had, had painful lumps and in awful horrendous pain during the biospy and what their results were... thank you for taking time to read this x

  • Hello Mumof3yorks

    I'm sorry to hear that you've been having some breast lumps investigated. I can see that you were due to go to clinic today for your results and I just wanted to post to ask how you got on. 

    If there's anything from today's appointment that you'd like to talk to one of our nurses about they are in the office tomorrow (Wednesday 23rd) 9am to 5pm on 0808 800 4040. 

    Sending best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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    How stressful for you. I will be thinking of you tomorrow, I hope everything goes okay. The waiting for news is horrendous and actually the thing that's making me feel rubbish (it doesn't help that it's over Christmas too). So much time to be overthinking and creating all sorts of scenarios.

    Good luck, and keep us posted x

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    The results are in

     

    I have 3 cancerous lumps. Oncologists tomorrow but chemo and mastectomy (possibly double) is the plan. Its been a bit of a whirlwind

    We've told my 10 and 13 Yr old the 3yr old has no idea thankfully. I guess I move on to the next group now but I just wanted to update this in case anyone had a similar story. 

    Xx

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    Sorry to hear your results weren't what anyone wants to hear, I was diagnosed in June and like you have family history that didn't end so well, I think it makes it alot more scary maybe.

     I've just finished my chemo and due to have a double mastectomy in January then radiotherapy,  I've also got three children ages 14, 7 and 2 its so hard telling them isn't it?! 

    All the best. Nikki 

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    Hi nikki 

    Sounds we are in a similar boat. I'm still waiting to find out the type and from what I understand I'll need my lymph nodes checked more thoroughly they were OK in the ultrasound. I think once I have that info I'll feel alot better. I know seem to have constant headaches and pain in my lumpy breast and all I can think is the worst. Once I've had the mri and ct scan I'll hopefully feel better.

    Can I ask how old you are nikki? How are you children have they been OK. I'm really worried about my 10 Yr old daughter x

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    So sorry to hear this. What a shock for you. Good luck with the Oncologist x

  • Offline in reply to Mumof3yorks

    How long do you have to wait for your CT scan?

    At the beginning I was like that and worried it was more cancer but my ct scan just showed it in a few more limpth nodes that were 'inconclusive' on a mammogram,

    What you are feeling will pass and I know it may not feel like it now but you have fight in you, everyone said this to me when I was first diagnosed and I just thought no way, and cried alot.

    I am 29, my 14 year old has additional needs so we have tried to keep his routine fairly normal and he seems to be ok, my 2 year old is somewhat oblivious but has attached herself to daddy more now which is hard as she was a mummies girl, then my 7 year old its hit him really hard, he's somewhat depressed, and is really having a hard time with it, however having said that we got some great books from amazon, took him with us wig shopping and generally involved him in the process and it has helped.

    I've got my fingers crossed for your ct scan x

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