ZaleeB
12 years agoMember
New to this
Hello Lovely members.. I wanted to say hello & introduce myself. I was diagnosed with early breast cancer after having a MRI just before Christmas showed a lump that wasn't there when I had my yearly visit to the family history breast cancer clinic in the April of 2013. I had procrastinated since the April about booking the MRI but after my Aunty was diagnosed with her second lot of breast related cancers, I decided to make use of an amazing service I had at my disposal & get moving!! I count myself as lucky I did because after a core biopsy that little lump (approx 7mm) is cancer & I would never have found it myself til it was much larger. I got my diagnosis on Monday the 13th at the Chermside clinic &have my surgeons appointment next Thursday the 30th of January. I am going public at the redcliffe hospital & will have a lumpectomy within a month of the visit. My mum had breast cancer & a mastectomy of one of her breast when she was my age (44) & she is still here at 73, so I have an awesome role model. I am trying to just take each day as it comes & not get too many steps ahead in the journey but sometimes it is hard. I am getting so much support from reading everyone's posts, what courageous women you are!! Any tips or tricks for this ride I have found myself on are most welcome... Oops I didn't mean to write an essay.. Looking forward to sharing everyone else's experiences too... Hugs Zale x