Welcome @Shakalker,
Chemo stinks but a girls got to do what she's got to do right? Mostly it's not anything as horrid as what our brains like to conjure up at the start.
I found a lump under my arm by accident laying there watching telly I sat up and tried to find it again, nope, I could only feel it in a certain position. I very nearly dismissed it but something told me I needed to get this checked.
I went to my GP and she said it was probably some kind of cyst as nothing could be felt in the breast. My mammogram and u/s came back all clear. The node biopsy however did not. I had 4 mammograms and 2 more breast ultrasounds trying to locate the primary tumour but they couldnt spot it. MRI found it,
It could never be felt by anyone and the first core biopsy came back clear. It had missed it.
The end up story was stage 2 grade 2 ER/PR positive HER2 neg with 5 nodes positive. Lumpectomy, re excision for margins, 6 months chemo, 30 rads. My first chemo was a couple of weeks before christmas as well. I have just gone two years since surgery.
It seems like such a long long time at the beginning but surprisingly it goes quite quickly once you get started.
All the best lovely. We are all here for you.
xoxoxox
