Hi @laurie123 - sadly, not long after, my GP moved to Melbourne & I haven't found another one who was as compassionate & attentive as her. :( I am going fine ... the change to Anastrozole was the best choice for me (thank god!) and I will remain on it for as long as I can .... probably another 5 years. Terrific that your GP found yours as well xx. My 'clear scans' were just 4 months prior to the GP finding it manually, so the Mammogram (and later Ultrasound) totally missed it, due to the dense breast tissue and the 'strand like' nature of the beast as well - tumours/lumps are easier to spot.
So my Lobular was immediately under the nipple, so my surgeon removed my nipple, took out the Tumours & then (as that breast was a tad larger than the other one - of which I was totally unaware!) he took some of the remaining breast tissue to fill in the 'gap' before reattaching the nipple. Later, I had 4 weeks of Rads. My Oncs (medical and Rads) are amazed at how normal my breast looks and feels as sometimes the surgery can leave unsightly scars & Rads can 'cook' the breast, leaving the tissue a tad lumpy/hard as well.
My Surgeon does an US on me every time I see him, too. I should be seeing him one more time as in mid Jan, it is 5 years since my surgery.
Before your check up in April - jump onto this link & download the 'tick box sheets' down the bottom of the page (the ones within the post are only examples ...) There is the Cancer Council booklet on BC there too. Print off the Tick Sheets, Fill them in & take them with you to your appointment - as they cover many areas of concern for us .... Even give THEM a copy for their records as well. ;) You sort of 'self assess' yourself!
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/21973/questions-to-ask-post-surgery-of-yourself-to-your-specialists-tick-sheets-self-assessment/p1And as @Cath62 said - if you are really really sad or struggling emotionally - your BC nurse should be able to get you into some counselling - to give you tips on methods of coping with any anxiety xx
Take care and all the best with your continuing treatment
