Newly diagnosed
I had my first mammogram and Ultra sound in May this year and everything looks all good. Some time in July noticed a lump and went for second Ultra Sound. It came back as breast tissue nothing to co...
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So Sorry to see you join our exclusive club, @Kin1223 .... but you are in the right place for support and information when you need it. xx
Well done on following your gut instincts ..... Ask them if you have dense breast tissue - as 'it' shows as WHITE on the screen, as does the cancer, so it is harder to detect. Mine was missed 5 years ago by Breastscreen NSW due to my breast density - my GP found it by accident 4 months after a clear MG! Have they identified which BC it is? Lobular is, once again, more difficult to 'spot' as it doesn't always present as a 'tumour' ... it can be more 'stringy' and difficult to detect too.
It is all a bit of a conveyer belt at the start - go here, go there, now go over there too .... There are SO many appointments to attend with different specialists .... you sort of get used to taking off your blouse & flashing your boobs at all sorts of strangers .... Consider recording your appointments as well on your phone, so you can go over it later on if you need to - it is SO easy to miss bits whilst in the office with them.
You can add your town/region to your profile - if you are rural, you can claim assistance re fuel and accommodation if/when you have to travel to appointment/hospital etc.
All the best for your PET scan on Monday - try & keep busy, doing stuff you love doing ....
Jump onto this post, to check out other areas in the forum that may interest you (even humorous ones!) and links to art & craft, gardens, pets etc .... and a link to 'what to take to hospital with you' as well ....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members
take care
Well done on following your gut instincts ..... Ask them if you have dense breast tissue - as 'it' shows as WHITE on the screen, as does the cancer, so it is harder to detect. Mine was missed 5 years ago by Breastscreen NSW due to my breast density - my GP found it by accident 4 months after a clear MG! Have they identified which BC it is? Lobular is, once again, more difficult to 'spot' as it doesn't always present as a 'tumour' ... it can be more 'stringy' and difficult to detect too.
It is all a bit of a conveyer belt at the start - go here, go there, now go over there too .... There are SO many appointments to attend with different specialists .... you sort of get used to taking off your blouse & flashing your boobs at all sorts of strangers .... Consider recording your appointments as well on your phone, so you can go over it later on if you need to - it is SO easy to miss bits whilst in the office with them.
You can add your town/region to your profile - if you are rural, you can claim assistance re fuel and accommodation if/when you have to travel to appointment/hospital etc.
All the best for your PET scan on Monday - try & keep busy, doing stuff you love doing ....
Jump onto this post, to check out other areas in the forum that may interest you (even humorous ones!) and links to art & craft, gardens, pets etc .... and a link to 'what to take to hospital with you' as well ....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23477/a-big-welcome-to-all-our-new-members
take care