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Vonniejoy
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My ‘journey‘ so far has been a bit of a roller coaster. We were going on a long awaited cruise, so trying on bathers I thought my breast just didn’t look right in the mirror. Checking when I got home I found a lump, so saw the GP the next day. She reassured me, but ordered mammogram & ultrasound straight away. I couldn’t get an appointment for 3 weeks, till I would have been on the cruise, I wasn’t going to cancel for the sake of 10 days delay, it wouldn’t change that much, so tried to put it to the back of my mind till we came home
Had them done on my return, got a call to GP 2 days later, suspicious 🙄 urgent needle biopsy ordered, thankfully done next day
we had to fly to QLD for uni interviews for my son, got the diagnosis while up there before his interview, didn’t tell him till we got home to tell him & his brother together. Seriously, I have found telling people one of the hardest things so far, the other is waiting to get the bastard cut out
wide local excision with sentinel node biopsy upgraded me to grade 2 invasive ductal cancer.
margins not clear, more surgery next week, seen radiation oncologist already, will have 6 weeks worth, at this stage no chemo though then hormone blockers
very different being a nurse, now on the other side of the line 😔
Had them done on my return, got a call to GP 2 days later, suspicious 🙄 urgent needle biopsy ordered, thankfully done next day
we had to fly to QLD for uni interviews for my son, got the diagnosis while up there before his interview, didn’t tell him till we got home to tell him & his brother together. Seriously, I have found telling people one of the hardest things so far, the other is waiting to get the bastard cut out
wide local excision with sentinel node biopsy upgraded me to grade 2 invasive ductal cancer.
margins not clear, more surgery next week, seen radiation oncologist already, will have 6 weeks worth, at this stage no chemo though then hormone blockers
very different being a nurse, now on the other side of the line 😔
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Well done on spotting the 'funny shape' of your boob and doing something about it ..... and SO good that you got to go on your cruise!!
Yep, telling family & friends, really sucks. I kept everyone informed on my progress via a group email & everyone knew that I may not reply to all their individual replies ..... you will find a method that suits you. Talking about it to everyone just becomes 'too much', sometimes.
Take care and all the best with your surgery next week xxx
Welcome to the forum lovley. The rollercoaster that is breast cancer.
As far as telling people goes everyone has different feelings about it. My husband told my immediate family, I told the children. A few days later I told my boss (I work in a surgical ward) she told the lady I job share with and she went and promptly told everone else......problem solved.
I didn't really have a lot of problem talking about it as it allowed me to control the conversations and squash any unwanted advice on eating Kale and exercising to cure it.
Although I am not on the clinical side of things I have worked in this ward for 10 years and seen a lot from the other side I guess. Does give you a different perspective on things when you return to work let me say.
All the best lovely. Stay in touch.
xoxoxo
The kids have also helped out more, I think it helps them to deal with it too, by actively making my life easier.
You have so much support here. We are all in this together and I couldn’t have done it so well without the beautiful people I’ve found on this site.
Sending you hugs, Susan xxx
I myself have only been here since November last year, it’s not where any of us wanted to be.
Telling people is hard and we all deal with this differently, we told our children together and did a lot of crying, I used messenger to let family and friends know as I was unble to speak without bursting into tears. All calls went through my husband as I wasn’t up to dealing with anything.
We are all here for you and each other, any questions just ask away, and you will get responses.
Take Care of yourself, waiting is the hardest , we seem to do a lot of that, waiting for appointments, test results, treatments, Be kind to yourself, deep breaths, one day at a time.
I enrolled myself into a meditation and mindfulness course to help me with anxiety which I found to be a great benefit especially when waiting for results.
Deeps breaths
Sending big hugs your way ❤️