Hello, 

boy! I could have been reading my own post ( if I had written one) I'm having exactly the same stress.

So I'm writing this for us both, it is extremely highly unlikely that after a clear mammogram just a few months ago we would then have a gremlin in our other boob. I rang my breast nurse and poured all this out, she calmed my nerves. The problem is, now our bodies have let us down once we will question everything, every pain, ache, throb, and niggle.....

If I were you, I'd ring your breast nurse....she'll set you right....just like mine did...

good luck love and totally understand xx

Hi Marlyn,

Thank you so much for your message and you have calmed me slightly for which I hope for an easier nights sleep tonight. 

I think I’ll take your advice and call the breast clinic on Monday just as an extra reassurance. My worry is mainly due to how my diagnosis came about - I went to my go in Feb with a bruised boob feeling which I had had for about 6 wks , she told examined me and told me there is nothing at all to worry about as no lumps or discolouration of nipple etc but had to tfr me to clinic automatically because it’s my breast but assured me there is nothing to worry about. I then told mum and I was so blarzaa about my appt, no worries etc yet mum still wanted to come - thank god she did as 3 hrs later after biopsy’s, mammograms etc the consultant sat me down with mum  next to me and told me he is 90% certain I have cancer but early stages - it totally shocked us both then was a whirlwind from then to op as said the dcis was overly large hence full mastectomy followed by radiotherapy. ( sorry again for waffling just nice to be able to talk about it to someone :-) ) Now my other boob has the same bruised achy feeling and freaking me out. My 6 yr old was so good and strong dealing with it all and just don’t want to have to put her through it all again with the “naughty cancer cells” 

 When you spoke to them did they offer you to go in to get checked or was it just a reassurance and that’s it? Do you also now have the yearly checks? How long since you were cleared? 

Big hugs and thank you again for listening and replying 

Claire x

Hi Claire,

I am sorry to hear that you have your suspicions about your other breast now. Marilyn has given you the best advice. Phone your breast care nurse on Monday. I had a lumpectomy 10 years ago. It was grade 1 Mucinous breast cancer. I had 6 lymph nodes removed at the same time. All were clear and I was informed that my type of cancer was not very aggressive.

After surgery I was told that all had been removed and I started taking Tamoxifen. 3 months later I discovered a lump in my other breast. Fortunately, although larger than the original lump, this turned out to be benign. A year to the date of my lumpectomy, I discovered a second lump in my original breast. This time I was not so lucky, as it was cancerous again. I had a double mastectomy, followed by Letrozole for 6 years. I stopped taking this in July 2017.

I have always been advised to go straight to the breast care nurse with any re-growth problems and have always found them very helpful. I have always been given an appointment within a few dates to check things out. I still have yearly checks which is reassuring, but have still found these other lumps between my review appointments.

I don't mean to scare you, just to show that we are all different and react differently. I sincerely hope that nothing untoward is found with you.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hello,

my nurse was very reassuring but she did say I could come in if I was still fretting. As my first mammogram will be next month I've decided to wait until then....the niggles I get aren't there constantly, and the sensations change , the nurse did say it could well be hormonal changes as I've been on herceptin and also take hormone inhibitors. Added to the fact I would dash off every time I felt a twinge to cop a feel, I was definitely over examining and all the prodding certainly didn't help....

let us know what you bc nurse says? Xxx