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Hi I'm  Kathy and I'm  51 years old. I found a close to surface R)  breast lump on the 17th December 2015...5 weeks after my annual mammogram which showed no changes. My original biopsy showed a tumour less than 1.4cm es+ her2+ grade 2.  So with delay  due to Xmas and New Year I eventally saw a breast surgeon on 4/1/16 and opted on a bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction on 25th January. My mastectomy biology showed a grade 3 and the tumour size was 1.9cm. Sentinal node biopsies were clear as were bone and CT scans. Due to paternal familial history in Scotland of breast and ovarian cancer in multiple Aunts and cousins, I await further genetic counselling. I undertook this 20 years ago and hense had annual mammograms since age 40. Unfortunately nobody ever mentioned that I still had very dense breast tissue. My treatment plan is 4 cycles  AC chemo, 12 weeks taxol, 12 months herceptin and at least 5 years of a hormone blocker. I've  just had a portacath insertion to make all this easier. I feel lucky my cancer was found early but terrified also of recurrence, which I guess we all are. I have 3 sons, 20, 18 and 16, only 2 left at home, a husband of 22 years, 1 dog and 5 cats. I was working full time as a mental health clinician until diagnosis but have taken extended leave for treatment and recovery. Life certainly has been shite since December. Kath