Devastated
Had my right masectomy n right axcillary clearance on 19 May. Today met up with my breast specialist that the result shows is grade 3 n the tumor is 7cm n 3 lymph nodes affected. But my left breast ul...
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Hi there
i can relate !
I had a petscan due to the size of my tumour (5.5cm) and it showed something suspicious in my thyroid.
I then had a thyroid biopsy and it showed cancer - not a spread of the breast cancer but a completely independent cancer.
I convinced myself while waiting the results of the Petscan it was stage 4 breast cancer and I was going to die soon.
In the end there was no cancer in my lymph nodes and I was stage 2 breast cancer - I had the thyroid removed when I finished my breast radiotherapy.
My surgeon told me I was “ lucky” the Petscan showed up the thyroid issue as otherwise it might have showed up in 5 years time as a lump and might be harder to treat.
I sure did not feel lucky!
Not everything that is suspicious on a Petscan is cancer so try not to over think it.
Thats easy for me to say - I was in a state of high anxiety waiting for my various results.
i can relate !
I had a petscan due to the size of my tumour (5.5cm) and it showed something suspicious in my thyroid.
I then had a thyroid biopsy and it showed cancer - not a spread of the breast cancer but a completely independent cancer.
I convinced myself while waiting the results of the Petscan it was stage 4 breast cancer and I was going to die soon.
In the end there was no cancer in my lymph nodes and I was stage 2 breast cancer - I had the thyroid removed when I finished my breast radiotherapy.
My surgeon told me I was “ lucky” the Petscan showed up the thyroid issue as otherwise it might have showed up in 5 years time as a lump and might be harder to treat.
I sure did not feel lucky!
Not everything that is suspicious on a Petscan is cancer so try not to over think it.
Thats easy for me to say - I was in a state of high anxiety waiting for my various results.
Take care and trust in your medical team and remember we are here for you.🌺