Hi @ Eastmum.
Welcome. The beginning is the worst. The waiting and endless waiting is unbearable. I do remember being too afraid to even ring my dr for the CT results. Yes, they freaked me out more as well as I knew the thing had already got to my nodes up front. .
I had no breast lump that you could feel or that came up on 2 x mammogramms and 2 x ultrasounds. The lump I found was in the lymph node. (there ended up 5 positive ones) .Biopsy of that lump came back "highly suspicious for metastatic cancer" That was the first result I got. That was a friday afternoon. Shit! I hit dr google, BIG MISTAKE and had myself buried by that afternoon.
But guess what? All is well.
So a CT, bone scan, breast and brain MRI and a couple of core biopsies later we found the culprit, all scans were good and no mets. Dodgy bone thingys do show up on the bone scan. Degenerative changes, old lumps and bumps etc.
Lumpectomy, axillariy lymph node clearance, chemo to catch any strays, and radiation later all is good. 15months since DDay and 12 month scans are clear..
It's a thing that is so different for everyone, there are similarities, but until you know what your dealing with the worry is endless. Once you have a game plan you feel ,somewhat, more in control I guess.
One day at a time, one step at a time. Everyone is here for you, we know how you feel.
Keep in touch
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