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Bettyboo
8 years agoMember
Hi everyone, I too am newly diagnosed, Breastscreen found a small lump, and I was spoken to by a surgeon, given the diagnosis and told what the treatment would be i.e. lumpectomy and main lymph removed and checked. Surgery was the next week, margins and lymph nodes clear. Now Im about to start radiotherapy and Im very nervous. First I was told it would be either radiotherapy or hormone therapy, I could choose, but how can I choose without knowing anything? I have now been told that I should have the radiotherapy and 'knock it on the head' and then take the hormone therapy tablets and if they dont agree with me, I can stop. Can I? It is all moving quickly, and I know Im lucky with my prognosis, but im still scared and finding it hard to believe. Im nervous of radiotherapy but Im being invited to have a look before I start and chat with a nurse about my concerns, so Im doing that tomorrow. Now Im talking too much...